Editing SIDS (section)

===Vaccination===

Infants typically receive several vaccinations between the ages of 2 and 4 months, which is also the peak age for SIDS. Due to this coincidence, a number of studies have investigated the possible role of vaccinations as a cause of SIDS. These have found either no relation between vaccinations and SIDS, or a reduction of the risk of SIDS following vaccination.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Müller-Nordhorn J, Hettler-Chen CM, Keil T, Muckelbauer R | title = Association between sudden infant death syndrome and diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis immunisation: an ecological study | journal = BMC Pediatrics | volume = 15 | issue = 1 | pages = 1 | date = January 2015 | pmid = 25626628 | pmc = 4326294 | doi = 10.1186/s12887-015-0318-7 | doi-access = free }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Mitchell EA, Stewart AW, Clements M | title = Immunisation and the sudden infant death syndrome. New Zealand Cot Death Study Group | journal = Archives of Disease in Childhood | volume = 73 | issue = 6 | pages = 498–501 | date = December 1995 | pmid = 8546503 | pmc = 1511439 | doi = 10.1136/adc.73.6.498 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Fleming PJ, Blair PS, Platt MW, Tripp J, Smith IJ, Golding J | title = The UK accelerated immunisation programme and sudden unexpected death in infancy: case-control study | journal = BMJ | volume = 322 | issue = 7290 | pages = 822 | date = April 2001 | pmid = 11290634 | pmc = 30557 | doi = 10.1136/bmj.322.7290.822 }}</ref><ref name="Do immunisations reduce the risk fo"/><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Hoffman HJ, Hunter JC, Damus K, Pakter J, Peterson DR, van Belle G, Hasselmeyer EG | title = Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis immunization and sudden infant death: results of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Cooperative Epidemiological Study of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome risk factors | journal = Pediatrics | volume = 79 | issue = 4 | pages = 598–611 | date = April 1987 | pmid = 3493477 | doi = 10.1542/peds.79.4.598 | s2cid = 37163477 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = Carvajal A, Caro-Patón T, Martín de Diego I, Martín Arias LH, Alvarez Requejo A, Lobato A | title = [DTP vaccine and infant sudden death syndrome. Meta-analysis] | journal = Medicina Clinica | volume = 106 | issue = 17 | pages = 649–652 | date = May 1996 | pmid = 8691909 }}</ref> A 2007 meta-analysis found that vaccinations were associated with a halving of the risk of SIDS, and argued that immunisation should be a part of SIDS prevention campaigns.<ref name="Do immunisations reduce the risk fo">{{cite journal | vauthors = Vennemann MM, Höffgen M, Bajanowski T, Hense HW, Mitchell EA | title = Do immunisations reduce the risk for SIDS? A meta-analysis | journal = Vaccine | volume = 25 | issue = 26 | pages = 4875–4879 | date = June 2007 | pmid = 17400342 | doi = 10.1016/j.vaccine.2007.02.077 }}</ref><ref name="CDCFAQ">{{cite web |title=Vaccine Safety: Common Concerns: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) |url=https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/Concerns/sids.html |publisher=[[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention]] |date=28 August 2015 |access-date=15 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417194809/http://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/concerns/sids.html |archive-date=17 April 2016 }}</ref>