Infant home apnea monitors should not be routinely used to prevent sudden infant death syndrome.

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.