@article{ref1,
title="Recurrence of unexpected infant death",
journal="Acta paediatrica",
year="1993",
author="Wolkind, S. and Taylor, E. M. and Waite, A. J. and Dalton, M. and Emery, J. L.",
volume="82",
number="10",
pages="873-876",
abstract="Families which had experienced two or more unexpected infant deaths were the subject of detailed confidential enquiries, including necropsy examination. Cases were derived from two main sources: first, deaths occurring during a nationwide programme of support for families with a subsequent baby (8 families) plus 2 families from a series of confidential enquiries in Sheffield, and second, direct referrals from paediatricians (17 families). Fifty-seven deaths were studied. Twenty-four families had experienced 2 and three had experienced 3 deaths; 11 deaths (19%) were found to be adequately explained by history or post-mortem findings; 7 (12%) were probably accidental; 31 (55%) were most probably due to an action by one of the parents (filicide); only 5 (9%) were considered to be true or idiopathic sudden infant death syndrome; in 3 (5%) cases there was insufficient information to draw a conclusion. Five (18%) of the families lived in circumstances of serious social deprivation. A history of psychiatric illness was present in one or both parents in 18 (67%) of the families.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0803-5253",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}