Parental understanding and self-blame following sudden infant death : a mixed-methods study of bereaved parents' and professionals' experiences [PDF]
Objectives: Improvements in our understanding of the role of modifiable risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) mean that previous reassurance to parents that these deaths were unpreventable may no longer be appropriate.
Garstang, Joanna +2 more
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Subendocardial Fibrosis in Left Ventricular Hypertrabeculation-Cause or Consequence?
Left ventricular noncompaction has been classified as a primary cardiomyopathy with a genetic origin. This condition is morphologically characterized by a thickened, two-layered myocardium with numerous prominent trabeculations and deep, intertrabecular ...
J. Ker +3 more
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Newborn hearing screening may predict sudden infant death syndrome
Newborn hearing screening has seen tremendous growth in developed countries worldwide, having become the standard of public healthcare, with countries like the USA and UK screening nearly all newborns.
DeWet Swanepoel
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SUDDEN CHILDREN DEATH SYNDROME (SCDS) AS WELL AS SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME (SIDS)
The review gives the definition for the syndrome of sudden (and unexpected) death in children (including infants), its prevalence, likely causes and mechanisms of development.
Юрий Иванович Ровда +3 more
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SIDS and infant sleeping position : audit on the advisory campaign in Malta [PDF]
Background: The baby’s sleeping position is the most important modifiable risk factor in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The “back to sleep” position is safer than side or prone position.
Attard Montalto, Simon +2 more
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Assessing evidence and testing appropriate hypotheses [PDF]
It is crucial to identify the most appropriate hypotheses if one is to apply probabilistic reasoning to evaluate and properly understand the impact of evidence.
Fenton, N
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome [PDF]
P G, Goyco, R C, Beckerman
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Sudden cardiac death in children and adolescents (excluding Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)
Sudden death in the young is rare. About 25% of cases occur during sports. Most young people with sudden cardiac death (SCD) have underlying heart disease, with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy and coronary artery anomalies being commonest in most ...
Gajewski Kelly, Saul Philip
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Do Childhood Vaccines Have Non-Specific Effects on Mortality [PDF]
A recent article by Kristensen et al. suggested that measles vaccine and bacille Calmette–Guérin (BCG) vaccine might\ud reduce mortality beyond what is expected simply from protection against measles and tuberculosis.
Boyce , G. Thomas +3 more
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Apgar score and the risk of cause specific infant mortality: a population based cohort study of 1,029,207 livebirths [PDF]
Background<p></p> The Apgar score has been used worldwide as an index of early neonatal condition for more than 60 years. With advances in health-care service provision, neonatal resuscitation, and infant care, its present relevance is ...
Iliodromiti, Stamatina +4 more
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