About 2,500 babies die in the United States each year due to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Although there’s no known cause the data show that precautions such as putting your baby to sleep on his back can help reduce the risk. And now there’s another preventive measure: Babies who sleep in a bedroom with a fan have a 72 percent lower risk for SIDS than those who sleep without a fan according to recent findings from the Kaiser Permanente research division in Oakland CA. Although researchers don’t know exactly why fans seem to help they speculate that improved air circulation may help a baby get fresh air if his neck is too weak to turn his head. So if you don’t have one already adding a fan could be one of the smartest ways to accessorize your nursery