Background: Sleep-related sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) is an alarming, potentially preventable event with over 3,500 annual occurrences in the United States (US). In response to sleep-related SUIDs, American Academy of Pediatrics and National Institutes Health advocate for safe sleep practices promote establishment environments infants through Safe Sleep initiative. However, research e...

The association between Long QT syndrome (LQTS) and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) remains highly topical and even polarizing. Because the landmark Italian study of the QT interval and SIDS triggered extensive controversy, there has been a substantial and commendable effort to establish LQTS as one of the true causes of SIDS. The motivation underlying this effort is based on the fact that ...

background: morbidity and mortality of preterm babies are important issues in perinatal medicine. in developed countries, preterm delivery is the cause of about 70% of mortality and 75% of morbidity in the neonatal period, respectively. objective: the aim of this study was to determine the risk factors for preterm labor and the outcomes, in terms of perinatal mortality and morbidity at the time...

The association between Long QT syndrome (LQTS) and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) remains highly topical and even polarizing. Because the landmark Italian study of the QT interval and SIDS triggered extensive controversy, there has been a substantial and commendable effort to establish LQTS as one of the true causes of SIDS. The motivation underlying this effort is based on the fact that ...