Sudden infant death syndrome
How common is sudden infant death syndrome?
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) isn't common.
It happens to about 1 in 2,000 babies.
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Source:
American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
The changing concept of sudden infant death syndrome: diagnostic coding shifts, controversies regarding the sleeping environment, and new variables to consider in reducing risk.
Pediatrics. 2005; 116: 1245-1255.
American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
The changing concept of sudden infant death syndrome: diagnostic coding shifts, controversies regarding the sleeping environment, and new variables to consider in reducing risk.
Pediatrics. 2005; 116: 1245-1255.
A baby has a greater risk of SIDS if a brother or sister has already died for no known reason.
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3 But it's still very rare for SIDS to happen twice in the same family. Occasionally, a medical condition that babies inherit may cause more than one
baby in a family to die suddenly.
4
Source:
Oyen N, Skjaerven R, Irgens LM.
Population-based recurrence risk of sudden infant death syndrome compared with other infant and fetal deaths.
American Journal of Epidemiology. 1996; 144: 300-305.
Oyen N, Skjaerven R, Irgens LM.
Population-based recurrence risk of sudden infant death syndrome compared with other infant and fetal deaths.
American Journal of Epidemiology. 1996; 144: 300-305.
Source:
Guntheroth WG, Lohmann R, Spiers PS.
Risk of sudden infant death syndrome in subsequent siblings.
Journal of Pediatrics. 1990; 116: 520-524.
Guntheroth WG, Lohmann R, Spiers PS.
Risk of sudden infant death syndrome in subsequent siblings.
Journal of Pediatrics. 1990; 116: 520-524.
Source:
Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths.
What is cot death?
April 2005. Available at http://www.fsid.org.uk/cot-death.html (accessed 10 January 2008).
Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths.
What is cot death?
April 2005. Available at http://www.fsid.org.uk/cot-death.html (accessed 10 January 2008).
Sources for the information on this page:
- American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.The changing concept of sudden infant death syndrome: diagnostic coding shifts, controversies regarding the sleeping environment, and new variables to consider in reducing risk.Pediatrics. 2005; 116: 1245-1255.
- Oyen N, Skjaerven R, Irgens LM.Population-based recurrence risk of sudden infant death syndrome compared with other infant and fetal deaths.American Journal of Epidemiology. 1996; 144: 300-305.
- Guntheroth WG, Lohmann R, Spiers PS.Risk of sudden infant death syndrome in subsequent siblings.Journal of Pediatrics. 1990; 116: 520-524.
- Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths.What is cot death?April 2005. Available at http://www.fsid.org.uk/cot-death.html (accessed 10 January 2008).
This information was last updated on Mar 06, 2009
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