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Pediatrics

SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)

NEWS:

Early Warning: SIDS

Fewer Babies Die of SIDS As Parents Heed Warnings

Heart Rhythm Gene Linked to Sudden Infant Deaths "Almost 10 percent of babies who die of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) have gene variations or mutations associated with potentially deadly heart rhythms (arrhythmias), according to two new studies. Publishing their work online this week in the journal Circulation, researchers in Italy, Norway and the United States looked at genes from 201 SIDS victims and found that 9.5 percent of them had mutations in genes associated with inherited forms of arrhythmia."

Measures to cut the risk of cot death must be taken for day-time naps as well as night-time sleeps, expert say. "Researchers said this includes both the advice that babies should sleep on their backs and that they should be in the same room as their parents. … They found three-quarters of babies who died during the day were sleeping in a room where an adult was not present."

Mechanisms of pathogenesis in the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. (Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2007)

Newborn Hearing Test Might Point to SIDS Risk

Over-Wrapping Babies in Winter Boosts SIDS Risk "Over-wrapping infants, especially during the cold winter months when the flu and other infections are at their peak, can increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), say experts from the Johns Hopkins Children's Center."

Young babies risk SIDS when sitting "Very young babies face a small risk of sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, when seated, and not only when they are lying down, according to a new study."

ARTICLES:

"Back to Sleep" Campaign: Preventing Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

JOURNAL ARTICLES:

Infant care practices associated with sudden infant death syndrome: Findings from the Pacific Islands Families study. (J Paediatr Child Health. 2007)

Physician Reccommendations Regarding SIDS Risk Reduction: A National Survey of Pediatricians and Family Physicians. (Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2007)

Risk of sudden infant death syndrome with parental mental illness. (Arch Gen Psychiatry. 2007) "CONCLUSIONS: Infants whose parents have been admitted for psychiatric treatment are at greater risk for sudden infant death syndrome. However, risks may be lower than previously thought with maternal schizophrenia and related disorders. Clinicians should be aware of particularly high risks if both parents have received any psychiatric inpatient treatment or if either parent (but the mother especially) was admitted with an alcohol- or drug-related disorder."

Sudden infant death syndrome. (Lancet. 2007)

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