Double-check your infant's car seat

Researchers are warning parents of young babies that the dangers of sudden death exist when babies are seated, and not only when they are lying down. The researchers say very young babies are particularly vulnerable to sudden death, when seated and babies less than a month old are most at risk. It was found that though premature babies were not at greater risk, those aged under a month, were almost four times as likely to die suddenly while seated as were older babies. In the group of unexplained deaths babies under one month old were more than seven times as likely to die while seated. The authors say their research indicates that the rate of deaths among seated babies is relatively small at just over 3%, and there are no questions about the necessity or safety of car seats, but extra care should be taken for very young babies in any type of infant seat.