Mothers' Knowledge about Prevention of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in Holy Karbala City

The worst experience is probably the unexpected and unexplained death of a healthy infant. A child's death is the most painful experience for parents. Unexpected infant deaths are caused by a Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is a strange condition. The study's goal of evaluating moms' awareness of prevention of SIDS in Holy Karbala City and to find if there is the relation ship between the mothers' knowledge regarding prevention of SIDS with demographic variables. There is a descriptive study conducted at primary health care centers in Holy Karbala City for the period of 26th September 2022 to 28th May 2023. Nonprobability (convenience) sample of 300mothers. A pilot study is used to assess the questionnaire's reliability, and a panel of experts is used to determine the questionnaire's content validity consisted from (18) experts. Collected the data by use questionnaire and data were analyzed and interpreted through use application of Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), version 26. The study findings indicate that mothers had fair level of knowledge about SIDS prevention and their is a highly significant correlation between mothers' knowledge with their level of education, occupational status, smoking status. Extensive health educational program should be implemented to raising knowledge and awareness among the public of the prevention of SIDS; It can be delivered through primary health care centers staff, mass media, and booklets.