The Awareness of Sudden Infant Death Among Saudi Arabian Women in 2023

Background Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) refers to the unexpected and unexplained death of a child under one year old. The pathogenesis of SIDS remains unclear. However, certain factors such as the child's sleeping position, sleeping on a soft mattress, and maternal smoking have been suggested to contribute to its occurrence. The objective of this study was to evaluate the level of awareness of SIDS among Saudi Arabian women in 2023. Methodology A cross-sectional study was conducted among 300 mothers in Saudi Arabia, over a period of three months, from June to August 2023, using an online questionnaire to gather socio-demographic information from mothers of infants younger than one year old in Saudi Arabia, the sleeping practices of their infants, and their knowledge about SIDS risk factors. Data were coded using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) (IBM SPSS Statistics, Armonk, NY), and statistical significance tests were employed for data analysis. A p-value of