Rationale and Comments

There is no evidence that the use of infant home apnea monitors decreases the incidence of sudden infant death syndrome; however, they might be of value for selected infants at risk for apnea or cardiovascular events after discharge but should not be used routinely.

Sponsoring Organizations

• American Academy of Pediatrics

Sources

• Expert consensus

Disciplines

• Pediatric

References

• Moon RY; American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. SIDS and other sleep-related infant deaths: expansion of recommendations for a safe infant sleeping environment. Pediatrics. 2011 Nov;128(5):1030–9.