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Why does face-up sleeping reduce the risk of cot death?

April 26, 2017COT death face-up reduce risk sleeping

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Why does face-up sleeping reduce the risk of cot death?

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The gases which cause cot death (phosphines, arsines and stibines) are all more dense than air. They diffuse away from a baby’s mattress towards the floor, so a baby sleeping face-up is less likely to ingest them.