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This was an exploratory study using a mixed methods (qualitative and quantitative) approach to better understand infant sleep practices and the various factors that may influence them amongst caregivers in 5 low-income communities in Kolkata, India. Twenty-eight and 22 caregivers of infants &amp;lt;12 months old were recruited using a convenience sampling approach to participate in semi-structured interviews (phase 1) and a survey (phase 2), respectively. This research was conducted in partnership with\n                    <jats:italic>Pratit International<\/jats:italic>\n                    , a locally based NGO dedicated to providing comprehensive health care to disenfranchised communities in Kolkata. Analysis of qualitative and quantitative data found that infant caregivers frequently described risk factors (e.g., bedsharing, soft sleep surface, infant sleep position, objects in sleep area, environmental smoke exposure, low rates of pacifier use) and protective factors (e.g., breastfeeding, routine immunization\/prenatal care, low rates of caregiver substance use) that have been associated with SIDS in high resource communities. Qualitative data revealed that certain caregivers' reasons for infant sleep position were rooted in cultural beliefs. Prenatal and postnatal sleep education given by a healthcare professional were limited and awareness of safer sleep advice in the community was low. These study findings suggest the need to provide safer sleep education resources in a culturally appropriate manner and can help guide future research on potential interventions such as the baby box.\n                  <\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3389\/fped.2025.1652669","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,20]],"date-time":"2025-11-20T06:20:01Z","timestamp":1763619601000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Risk and protective factors for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in low-resource communities in Kolkata India: a mixed methods exploratory study of semi-structured interviews and survey data"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"13","author":[{"given":"Susan","family":"Samreth","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Alexandra","family":"Leader","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jillian","family":"Kiely","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Turja","family":"Chakrabarti","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Rupa","family":"Kapoor","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2025,11,20]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"234","DOI":"10.1542\/peds.114.1.234","article-title":"Sudden infant death syndrome and unclassified sudden infant deaths: a definitional and diagnostic approach","volume":"114","author":"Krous","year":"2004","journal-title":"Pediatrics"},{"key":"B2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"e2022057990","DOI":"10.1542\/peds.2022-057990","article-title":"Sleep-related infant deaths: updated 2022 recommendations for reducing infant deaths in the sleep environment","volume":"150","author":"Moon","year":"2022","journal-title":"Pediatrics"},{"key":"B3","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"2095","DOI":"10.1016\/S0140-6736(12)61728-0","article-title":"Global and regional mortality from 235 causes of death for 20 age groups in 1990 and 2010: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2010","volume":"380","author":"Lozano","year":"2012","journal-title":"Lancet"},{"key":"B4","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"274","DOI":"10.1016\/j.sleep.2009.04.012","article-title":"Cross-cultural differences in infant and toddler sleep","volume":"11","author":"Mindell","year":"2010","journal-title":"Sleep Med"},{"key":"B5","year":"2025"},{"key":"B6","year":"2020"},{"key":"B7","first-page":"723","article-title":"Awareness of sudden infant death syndrome needed in Nepal","volume":"7","author":"Adhikari","year":"2005","journal-title":"Nepal Med Coll J"},{"key":"B8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1531","DOI":"10.4103\/jfmpc.jfmpc_1768_22","article-title":"Awareness of sudden infant death syndrome and its associated risk factors among Saudi mothers attending well-baby clinics at PHC, PSMMC, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study","volume":"12","author":"Alanezi","year":"2023","journal-title":"J Family Med Prim Care"},{"key":"B9","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"325","DOI":"10.1258\/rsmmsl.48.4.325","article-title":"Sudden infant death syndrome\/unexplained infant deaths in Sri Lanka","volume":"48","author":"Fernando","year":"2008","journal-title":"Med Sci Law"},{"key":"B10","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","first-page":"1245","DOI":"10.1097\/ACM.0000000000000388","article-title":"Standards for reporting qualitative research: a synthesis of recommendations","volume":"89","author":"O\u2019Brien","year":"2014","journal-title":"Acad Med"},{"key":"B11","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"411","DOI":"10.1093\/oso\/9780192856296.003.0020","article-title":"The Finnish baby box. 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