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sudden infant death syndrome
Also known as: sudden unexpected infant death, sudden infant death
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referenceIyasu S et al. identified risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome among northern plains Indians in a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 2002.
measurementAfrican American infants have twice the likelihood of dying from sudden infant death syndrome compared to Caucasian infants.
procedurePreventive measures for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) include avoiding smoking, drinking, or drug use during pregnancy; removing loose bedding or items that could suffocate an infant; and preventing high temperatures in the baby's sleeping environment.
claimInfants born with low body weight, born prematurely, or born to mothers under the age of 20 are at higher risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
claimInfants who later die of sudden infant death syndrome exhibit higher heart rates, narrower heart rate ranges, and problems with the coordination of respiration, heart rate, and arterial blood pressure while sleeping.
claimThe prone sleeping position is a factor that potentiates the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), as identified in a 1993 study by Ponsonby et al. published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
claimSudden infant death syndrome occurs at an increased frequency in families with members who have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), suggesting potential common genetic risk factors.
referenceDaley KC authored an update on sudden infant death syndrome published in Current Opinion in Pediatrics.
referenceK.C. Schoendorf and J.L. Kiely identified a relationship between maternal smoking during and after pregnancy and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in a 1992 study published in Pediatrics.
referenceDwyer T, Ponsonby AL, Newman NM, and Gibbons LE conducted a prospective cohort study investigating the relationship between prone sleeping position and sudden infant death syndrome.
referencePanigraphy A, Filiano JJ, Sleep LA, Mandell F, Valdes-Dapena M, Krous HF, Rava LA, White WF, and Kinney HC published a study in the Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology in 1997 reporting decreased kainate receptor binding in the arcuate nucleus of infants who died of sudden infant death syndrome.
claimSudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is related to maternal smoking during and after pregnancy.
referenceA study by Irgens et al. analyzed the relationship between sleeping position and sudden infant death syndrome in Norway between 1967 and 1991.
claimThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) 'Back to Sleep' campaign is the most prominent national intervention program for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
referenceHauck FR and Kemp JS (n.d.) authored a report on how bedsharing promotes breastfeeding, associated with the AAP Task Force on Infant Positioning and SIDS, published in 'Pediatrics'.
claimThe majority of deaths related to sudden infant death syndrome occur in infants between 2 and 4 months old.
claimThe lack of cardiorespiratory coordination in infants who die of sudden infant death syndrome may result from defects in the region of the brain responsible for controlling breathing and arousal, potentially preventing the baby from waking up in response to troubled breathing.
claimMaternal smoking, drinking, or drug use during gestation is linked to an increased chance of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)-related deaths in infants.
referenceThe Chicago Infant Mortality Study, conducted by Hauck et al. in 2003, investigated the relationship between sleep environment and the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in an urban population.
claimMale infants are more likely to die of sudden infant death syndrome than female infants.
referenceDaley (n.d.) provided an update on sudden infant death syndrome.
claimThe leading theory regarding the etiology of sudden infant death syndrome is that developmental abnormalities in an infant's cardiorespiratory system increase the child's susceptibility to suffocation.
claimThe chief risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome is a prone sleeping position (stomach sleeping).
referenceKemp and Thach (1991) reported on sudden death in infants sleeping on polystyrene-filled cushions.
measurementSudden infant death syndrome is responsible for approximately 3,000 infant deaths per year in the United States.
claimMalloy MH and Hoffman HJ studied the relationship between prematurity, sudden infant death syndrome, and age of death in a 1995 article published in Pediatrics.
referenceThe National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) provides ten ways to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in their 2006 publication 'Safe Sleep for Your Baby'.
measurementPreventive measures have reduced the incidence of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in the United States by more than 50 percent.
referenceTishler et al. found an association between sudden unexpected infant death and obstructive sleep apnea in a 1996 study published in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
referenceV.L. Schechtman, R.K. Harper, and R.M. Harper observed aberrant temporal patterning of slow-wave sleep in siblings of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) victims, as published in Electroencephalography and Clinical Neurophysiology in 1995.
claimSide sleeping is associated with an intermediate level of risk for sudden infant death syndrome.
claimFactors related to obstructed breathing space that increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome include bed sharing with adults or family members, soft sleep surfaces, loose bedding, and overheating while sleeping.
referenceThe American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome published a 2005 article in Pediatrics discussing diagnostic coding shifts, controversies regarding the sleeping environment, and new variables to consider in reducing risk for sudden infant death syndrome.
claimSudden infant death syndrome is the third most common cause of infant death in the United States.
claimSiblings of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) victims exhibit aberrant temporal patterning of slow-wave sleep.
referenceThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published information regarding Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in 2006.
measurementNative American infants are three times as likely to die of sudden infant death syndrome as the general population.
claimSudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is defined as the sudden and unexpected death of infants less than one year old during sleep, and it has no known cause.
referenceKinney et al. (1995) identified decreased muscarinic receptor binding in the arcuate nucleus in cases of sudden infant death syndrome.
claimSudden unexpected infant death is associated with obstructive sleep apnea.