Title
Sudden infant death syndrome in child care settings in the Netherlands
Author
de Jonge, G.A.
Lanting, C.I.
Brand, R.
Ruys, J.H.
Semmekrot, B.A.
van Wouwe, J.P.
TNO Preventie en Gezondheid
Publication year
2004
Abstract
Background: In the Netherlands, there is a very low incidence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) due to effective preventive campaigns. Methods: During the period September 1996 to August 2002, nationwide 161 deaths from SIDS (about 85% of all cases of SIDS during that time) were investigated by the Cot Death Committee of the Dutch Paediatric Association. Results and Discussion: Over 10% of cases of SIDS took place during some type of child care. From a national survey carried out in 2000/01 information was available on the child care attendance of 2000 Dutch infants aged 3-6 months. Based on the hours usually spent in child care by these infants, the number of similarly aged infants that died from SIDS while attending child care was 4.2 times higher than expected. Remarkably, the prevalence of known risk factors for SIDS, such as sleeping position and parental smoking, was favourable in the SIDS cases in child care settings. The adherence of child care facilities to the safe sleeping recommendations is high in the Netherlands, and no explanation as to why child care settings may be associated with an increased risk of SIDS is apparent. The possibility of other explanations, such as stress and change in routine care, is hypothesised.
Subject
Health
Age
Body position
Child health care
Disease association
Hypothesis
Incidence
Major clinical study
Parent
Prevalence
Safety
Sleep
Smoking
Stress
Sudden infant death syndrome
Child care
Retrospective study
Statistics
Female
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant Care
Male
Netherlands
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Sudden Infant Death
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2003.029884
TNO identifier
237723
ISSN
0003-9888
Source
Archives of Disease in Childhood, 89 (5), 427-430
Document type
article