78), or that particulate air pollutants might be a contributing factor in SIDS (Glinianaia, Svetlana V., Rankin, Judith, Bell, Ruth, Pless-Mulloui, Tanja, and Howel, Denise, 2004, p. 1365). However, data that would link either of these things as the specific cause of SIDS is still being researched, and remains inconclusive at this time. Much more study is needed to understand SIDS.

Sleep apnea has been the subject of recent research involving SIDS, and while all babies are prone to moments of pausing in their breathing, says, Dr. Robert G. Meny, Maryland's School of Medicine's Sudden Infant Death Institute, "The question is not if -- the question is how much, how often, and how long. I begin to worry especially when I see the pauses for more than 20 seconds (Stehlin, Doris, 1991, p. 16)." In cases where a parent notices prolonged and ongoing apnea, infant apnea monitors have proven successful...
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