What risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome are preterm and term medically complex infants exposed to at home?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome include premature birth, maternal smoking, prone or side sleeping position, sleeping with blankets, sharing a sleeping surface with an adult, and sleeping without an adult in the room. In this study, we compare parents' responses on sleep patterns in premature and term infants with medical complexity.

Methods

Parents of children enrolled in the Canadian Respiratory Syncytial Virus Evaluation Study of Palivizumab were phoned monthly regarding their child's health status until the end of each respiratory syncytial virus season. Baseline data were obtained on patient demographics, medical history, and neonatal course. Responses on adherence to safe sleep recommendations were recorded as part of the assessment.

Results<

SUBMITTER: Mitchell I 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8274542 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature