| Literature DB >> 1524882 |
E A Mitchell1, R P Ford, B J Taylor, A W Stewart, D M Becroft, R Scragg, D M Barry, E M Allen, A P Roberts, I B Hassall.
Abstract
A 3 year case-control study identifying the risk factors for SIDS was undertaken. Preliminary analysis of the data from the first year suggested that SIDS mortality could fall by 50% if the prevalence of the prone sleeping position changed from 40 to 0%. During the 3 year study the prevalence of the prone sleeping position among infants has fallen from 43% in the first year to 20% in the third year. SIDS mortality has fallen to 3.1/1000 live births, which is very close to that predicted. When considered with other available evidence this strongly supports a causal relationship between the prone sleeping position and SIDS.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID： 1524882 DOI： 10.1111/j.1440-1754.1992.tb02732.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Paediatr Child Health ISSN： 1034-4810 Impact factor: 1.954