The continuing decline in SIDS mortality
- 1 July 2007
- journal article
- Published by BMJ in Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Vol. 92 (7) , 625-626
- https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2007.116194
Abstract
The “Back to Sleep” campaign resulted in a dramatic decrease in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) worldwide. SIDS mortality has continued to decline (in New Zealand by 63% from 1993 to 2004), but the reason for this has not been explained. A postal survey found that the proportion of infants sleeping on their back has increased substantially (from 24.4% in 1992 to 72.3% in 2005), and this could account for the 39%–48% decrease in SIDS mortality.Keywords
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