Tag: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Infant Suffocation Deaths in Bed Increased From 1996 to 2016
Rates higher for non-Hispanic black infants versus whites, although risk factors the same
Suffocation Deaths in Infants Most Often Due to Soft Bedding
Soft-bedding deaths most often occur in adult beds, with infant in prone position, with blanket obstructing airway
Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Up With Maternal Smoking
Assuming causality, 22 percent of SUIDs directly attributed to maternal smoking during pregnancy
Fewer SIDS Cases Result From Genetic Heart Disease Causes
Findings may help prevent unnecessary genetic testing of surviving family members
Cause of Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths Shifts in the U.S.
Decrease in SIDS, but spike in suffocation, strangulation; minimal decrease in overall rate
Air Mattresses Present a Growing Safety Risk to Infants
Mattresses can mold to infant's face and obstruct the airway by forming an occlusive seal
Sudden Unexpected Infant Death Rates Down in the United States
But significant racial/ethnic disparities in SUID persist
AAP: Infants Should Sleep Near Parents, but on Separate Surface
Sleeping nearby -- but not in same bed -- advised for first year, says American Academy of Pediatrics
Too Many Infants Still Sleeping in Unsafe Positions
Even if they are put to sleep on their backs, they often end up in parents' bed, other unsafe positions
Swaddling May Increase Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Researchers also found risk increased as infants approached 6 months of age
