Citation

Beal SM, Byard RW. J. Paediatr. Child Health 1995; 31(4): 269-271.

Affiliation

Department of Paediatrics, Adelaide Children's Hospital, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1995, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

7576879

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To describe the reasons why it is difficult to decide whether to attribute some infant deaths to accidents or to SIDS. METHODOLOGY: To extract from infant deaths data in South Australia those where the cause of death is debatable. RESULTS: The risks associated with rocking cradles, bed sharing, bedclothes, couch sleeping, unsafe cots or beds and the prone position are presented. CONCLUSIONS: Uniform worldwide death scene investigations for all infant deaths should help identify unsafe sleeping conditions for infants.