Doc Gurley: Well Worth It - November
Who Does This Help? If you’re the parent of a newborn, or a gift-giver at a baby shower, consider buying a fan for the nursery. SIDS is a rare but shattering horror - and SIDS is still a leading killer of infants. If you have a child at higher risk for SIDS (preemie or a family history of SIDS), you’ll definitely want to do all you can to tilt the odds for your child - and a fan is a simple, low-risk intervention. How Big A Difference Does This Make? We’re talking a whopping 72% reduction in risk of SIDS, making an electric nursery fan THE gift to give (or get). Now that’s love in a package. . .
What You Should Know - No one’s quite sure exactly how this intervention works - could be the low-level white noise keeps babies from sinking completely into deeper levels of sleep, could be the air circulation or coolness is causing the desired effect. There seems to be almost no downside to using a fan, but a few to keep in mind are: Make sure you don’t rely completely on the fan.
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