A scientific review of the association between prone sleeping position and sudden infant death syndrome

A meeting was held in Canberra on 29 and 30 July 1991 to discuss the relationship between prone sleeping position and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). It was sponsored by the Australian Rotary Health Research Fund in association with the Sir Robert Menzies Memorial Foundation. The catalyst for the meeting was the recent paper in the Lancet reporting the results of the prospective study carried out by the Menzies Centre for Population Health Research in Hobart which reported an increased risk of SIDS for infants sleeping prone.