Concurrent prenatal drinking and smoking increases risk for SIDS: Safe Passage Study report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the leading cause of postneonatal mortality. Although the rate has plateaued, any unexpected death of an infant is a family tragedy thus finding causes and contributors to risk remains a major public health concern. The primary objective of this investigation was to determine patterns of drinking and smoking during pregnancy that increase risk of SIDS.

Methods

The Safe Passage Study was a prospective, multi-center, observational study with 10,088 women, 11,892 pregnancies, and 12,029 fetuses, followed to 1-year post delivery. Subjects were from two sites in Cape Town, South Africa and five United States sites, including two American Indian Reservations. Group-based trajectory modeling was utilized to categorize patterns of dr

SUBMITTER: Elliott AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7046523 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature