Article Link Sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) is a major contributor to infant death and a persistent public health issue. After an initial decline after the 1994 “Back to Sleep”…
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BACKGROUND: Sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) represents a broad group of explained and unexplained infant deaths (<1 year old). Explaining why SUID occurs is critical to understanding etiology and prevention….
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REFERENCE: Duthie, E.A., (2020) In-Hospital Newborn Falls Associated With a Sleeping Parent: The Case for a New Paradigm. Hospital Pediatrics Nov 2020, hpeds.2020-0112; DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2020-0112 ABSTRACT: A newborn fall to the floor from a sleeping parent’s…
OBJECTIVES: In most recent studies, authors combine all cases of sudden infant death syndrome, other deaths from ill-defined or unknown causes, and accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed as a single…
SOURCE: Jeffrey D. Colvin, & Rachel Y. Moon. The Pediatrician’s Role in Eliminating Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Sleep-Related Infant Deaths. Pediatrics, Oct 2019, 20192310; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2019-2310 In this commentary, Drs. Jeffrey Colvin and Rachel…
SOURCE: Alexa B. Erck Lambert, Sharyn E. Parks, Carri Cottengim, Meghan Faulkner, Fern R. Hauck, Carrie K. Shapiro-Mendoza. Sleep-Related Infant Suffocation Deaths Attributable to Soft Bedding, Overlay, and Wedging. Pediatrics, May 2019, 143 (5) e20183408; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2018-3408 BACKGROUND: Unintentional suffocation is the leading cause of injury death among infants…
OBJECTIVES: Maternal smoking during pregnancy is an established risk factor for sudden unexpected infant death (SUID). Here, we aim to investigate the effects of maternal prepregnancy smoking, reduction during pregnancy, and…
Commentary from Rebecca Carlin and Rachel Y. Moon: Learning From National and State Trends in Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Pediatrics Mar 2018, 141 (3) e20174083; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2017-4083…
There has been much attention in the last several months given to programs providing cardboard boxes to families for use as an infant sleep space. These programs are modeled after…
From article commentary by Richard D. Goldstein and Hannah C. Kinney: In this important research, the authors provide further evidence that we may be complacent when we treat SIDS/SUID as…
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