TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1993//
TI  - Recurrence of unexpected infant death
JO  - Acta paediatrica
A1  - Wolkind, S.
A1  - Taylor, E. M.
A1  - Waite, A. J.
A1  - Dalton, M.
A1  - Emery, J. L.
SP  - 873
EP  - 876
VL  - 82
IS  - 10
N2  - 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> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0803-5253
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -