Sudden infant death syndrome and sleeping position

Do something, anything! is a universal cry at the onset of the pain and suffering of illness; healers have responded with imagination and boundless enthusiasm. —Lewis Thomas (NY Rev Books. September 24, 1987) We have learned, to our sorrow, that strong emotional interest in the force of speedy medic...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1992-07, Vol.90 (1), p.115-118
Main Authors: HUNT, C. E, SHANNON, D. C
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Biological and medical sciences
Health aspects
Humans
Infant
Intensive care medicine
Medical sciences
Posture
Prone Position
Risk factors
Sleep
Sleep positions
Sudden Infant Death - etiology
Sudden Infant Death - prevention & control
Sudden infant death syndrome
Supine Position
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Summary:Do something, anything! is a universal cry at the onset of the pain and suffering of illness; healers have responded with imagination and boundless enthusiasm. —Lewis Thomas (NY Rev Books. September 24, 1987) We have learned, to our sorrow, that strong emotional interest in the force of speedy medical action when there is substantial uncertainty has led to recurring iatrogenic disasters. —William Silverman1 The American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Infant Positioning and SIDS recently has reviewed the existing epidemiological data and concluded that (1) the weight of evidence implicates the prone position as a significant risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), and (2) for healthy and full-term infants, prone sleeping should be abandoned in favor of the supine or lateral position.2
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.90.1.115