Table 4

Location of SIDS infants found in parental bed

LocationCases
n%
“Other” includes: baby down in middle of bed along with mother (n = 1), in bed with mother and sibling (n = 1).
Infants who had been co-sleeping with their father on a couch or armchair were found in crook of father’s arm (n = 3), prone on father’s chest or tummy (n  = 1), or “squashed” between father and back of couch after being placed prone on father’s chest or tummy (n = 2).
Next to one parent/adult3751.4
Between parents/adult2433.3
Other26.9
On sofa/armchair with father/other68.3