This concise text focuses on the Oxford Record Linkage Studies of factors associated with sudden infant death and the Foundation for the Study of Infant Death surveys of psychosocial stress experienced by bereaved parents. Its focus is on sudden infant deaths in Britain, but the authors make frequent reference to North American studies as well. The book begins with a brief history of sudden inf...

OBJECTIVES This report presents the 2000 period infant mortality statistics from the linked birth/infant death data set (linked file) by a variety of maternal and infant characteristics. METHODS Descriptive tabulations of data are presented and interpreted. RESULTS Infant mortality rates ranged from 3.5 per 1,000 live births for Chinese mothers to 13.5 for black mothers. Among Hispanics, ra...

This information circular is intended to provide an update of evidence relating to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in Queensland. This replaces the former version of Information Circular No 35, incorporating updated data from 1991 2002, and reflecting current evidence-based best practice regarding prevention of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. This circular is based on data from the Australian Bureau...

OBJECTIVE Accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed, a subgroup of sudden, unexpected infant deaths, is a leading mechanism of injury-related infant deaths. We explored trends and characteristics of these potentially preventable deaths. METHODS In this descriptive study, we analyzed US infant mortality data from 1984 through 2004. To explore trends in accidental suffocation and strangul...