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- Title
Unsafe sleep practices and an analysis of bedsharing among infants dying suddenly and unexpectedly: results of a four-year, population-based, death-scene investigation study of sudden infant death syndrome and related deaths.
- Authors
Kemp, J S; Unger, B; Wilkins, D; Psara, R M; Ledbetter, T L; Graham, M A; Case, M; Thach, B T
- Abstract
Prone sleep and unsafe sleep surfaces increase the risk of sudden infant death. Recent epidemiologic studies also suggest that when an infant's head or face is covered by bedding, or when a sleep surface is shared with others, the risk of dying increases. The inference of a causal role for these risk factors is supported by physiologic studies and by the consistent finding that fewer infants die when risk factors are reduced. The prevalence of most of these risk factors in infant deaths in the United States is uncertain.
- Publication
Pediatrics, 2000, Vol 106, Issue 3, pE41
- ISSN
1098-4275
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1542/peds.106.3.e41