TRAVEL AND CHANGES IN ROUTINE DO NOT INCREASE THE RISK OF SUDDEN-INFANT-DEATH-SYNDROME

Authors
MITCHELL EA NELSON KP THOMPSON JMD STEWART AW TAYLOR BJ FORD RPK SCRAGG R BECROFT DMO ALLEN EA HASSALL IB ROBERTS A
Citation
Ea. Mitchell et al., TRAVEL AND CHANGES IN ROUTINE DO NOT INCREASE THE RISK OF SUDDEN-INFANT-DEATH-SYNDROME, Acta paediatrica, 83(8), 1994, pp. 815-818
Citations number
20
Categorie Soggetti
Pediatrics
Journal title
Acta paediatrica → ACNP
ISSN journal
08035253
Volume
83
Issue
8
Year of publication
1994
Pages
815 - 818
Database
ISI
SICI code
0803-5253(1994)83:8<815:TACIRD>2.0.ZU;2-2
Abstract
We investigated the relationship between travel and changes in routine and the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) among 485 SIDS cases comp ared with 1800 randomly selected control infants. There was no increas ed risk of SIDS with travel. Special events, such as christenings, wer e not associated with an increased risk of SIDS. However, visits to an d by friends or relatives were associated with a significantly reduced risk of SIDS after controlling for potential confounders (odds ratios = 0.70; 95% confidence interval = 0.52, 0.96). These findings may ind icate less social support in SIDS cases.