Interpretation of recent sudden infant death syndrome rates in Western Australia

:  The diagnosis of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) has undergone several changes in definition since first being recognised as a cause of death. Linked total population data from Western Australia enable investigations to determine changes in classifications of mortality for the infants of Abor...

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Published in:Journal of paediatrics and child health 2005-12, Vol.41 (12), p.669-670
Main Authors: Freemantle, CJ, Read, AW, De Klerk, NH, Charles, AK, McAullay, D, Stanley, FJ
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aboriginal Australians
Aborigines
Australia
Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
Cause of Death
definitions
Humans
Infant
Infant Mortality - trends
Infant mortality rate
mortality rates
Population Surveillance
Risk Factors
Sudden Infant Death - diagnosis
Sudden Infant Death - epidemiology
Sudden Infant Death - ethnology
Sudden infant death syndrome
Western Australia - epidemiology
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Summary::  The diagnosis of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) has undergone several changes in definition since first being recognised as a cause of death. Linked total population data from Western Australia enable investigations to determine changes in classifications of mortality for the infants of Aboriginal and non‐Aboriginal mothers (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are referred to throughout this report as ‘Aboriginal’). Data for recent years show a shift away from a classification of ‘SIDS’ towards a classification of ‘unascertainable’, particularly for Aboriginal infants. This has implications for the accurate translation of data into policy and practice.
ISSN:1034-4810
1440-1754
DOI:10.1111/j.1440-1754.2005.00756.x