Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS): characteristics of deaths since the fall in SIDS in the French region of Languedoc-Roussillon.

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serval:BIB_D93C37EE9C36
Type
Article: article from journal or magazin.
Collection
Publications
Title
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS): characteristics of deaths since the fall in SIDS in the French region of Languedoc-Roussillon.
Journal
Archives of Disease In Childhood
Author(s)
Rouleau C., Bongrand A.F., Pidoux O., Roustan E., Martrille L., Picaud J.C., Costes-Martineau V., Cambonie G.
ISSN
1468-2044 (Electronic)
ISSN-L
0003-9888
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2009
Volume
94
Number
11
Pages
894-896
Language
english
Notes
Publication types: Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
The characteristics of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in the French region of Languedoc-Roussillon from 2003-2008 were examined in a retrospective study of two groups classified as unexplained sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) (SIDS, n = 27) or explained SUDI (n = 22). The interval between the time the baby was last observed alive (time of last feed) and the discovery of death was evaluated. In SIDS, 67% (18/27) of deaths were discovered during the day (09:00-21:00 h) mostly within 4 h after feeding (66%). In explained SUDI, 68.2% of deaths were discovered at night and time intervals between the last feed and discovery of death were longer (mean 7.1 h, p<0.01). Most SIDS deaths were discovered during the day and explained SUDI discovered at night. Variations in time between the last feed and discovery of death in the two groups may result from differences in parental attentiveness during the day and at night.
Keywords
Cause of Death, France/epidemiology, Humans, Infant, Infant Mortality/trends, Infant, Newborn, Retrospective Studies, Risk Factors, Sudden Infant Death/epidemiology, Time Factors
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