Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in Child Care Settings

Moon, Rachel Y.; Patel, Kantilal M.; Shaefer, Sarah J. M.

doi:10.1542/peds.106.2.295

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“…Despite the remarkable decrease in the rate of SIDS and decreased frequency of prone sleeping nationally, the proportion of SIDS deaths occurring in child care remained constant between 1996 and 1998. 69 Many child care deaths have been associated with the prone sleep position, especially when the infant is unaccustomed to being placed in that position. This is particularly concerning, because unaccustomed prone sleep increases the risk of SIDS by as much as 18-fold.…”

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The Changing Concept of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Diagnostic Coding Shifts, Controversies Regarding the Sleeping Environment, and New Variables to Consider in Reducing Risk

2005

Pediatrics

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ABSTRACT. There has been a major decrease in the incidence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) since the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released its recommendation in 1992 that infants be placed down for sleep in a nonprone position. Although the SIDS rate continues to fall, some of the recent decrease of the last several years may be a result of coding shifts to other causes of unexpected infant deaths. Since the AAP published its last statement on SIDS in 2000, several issues have become relevant, including the significant risk of side sleeping position; the AAP no longer recognizes side sleeping as a reasonable alternative to fully supine sleeping. The AAP also stresses the need to avoid redundant soft bedding and soft objects in the infant's sleeping environment, the hazards of adults sleeping with an infant in the same bed, the SIDS risk reduction associated with having infants sleep in the same room as adults and with using pacifiers at the time of sleep, the importance of educating secondary caregivers and neonatology practitioners on the importance of "back to sleep," and strategies to reduce the incidence of positional plagiocephaly associated with supine positioning. This statement reviews the evidence associated with these and other SIDSrelated issues and proposes new recommendations for further reducing SIDS risk. Pediatrics 2005;116:1245-1255; SIDS, sudden infant death syndrome, sudden unexpected infant death, infant mortality, supine position, infant sleep, infant bedding.

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The Changing Concept of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Diagnostic Coding Shifts, Controversies Regarding the Sleeping Environment, and New Variables to Consider in Reducing Risk

2005

Pediatrics

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“…This fact is justified by the high prevalence of the phenomenon in child care settings, as indicated in the study (20) , which reports 20% of sudden infant death syndrome during sleep in child care settings. A study conducted in the United States, investigating 1,916 cases of sudden infant death syndrome, found that 20.4% of these deaths occurred in child care settings (21) . Therefore, the risk of sudden infant death syndrome is extremely high during sleep in daycare settings (22) .…”

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Integrative literature review: sleep patterns in infants attending nurseries

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Objective: To identify evidence available in the literature about sleep patterns of infants attending nurseries. Method: An integrative review of studies published in Portuguese, English or Spanish available in full text on LILACS, CINAHL, and PubMed databases. The following descriptors sono, lactente and creches or berçários (in Portuguese) and sleep, infant and childcare or nurseries were used for LILACS, CINAHL and Pubmed, respectively. Nine studies were selected and analyzed. Results: The main component explored in the studies about sleep pattern is the sleep position of the infants, due to its association with sudden infant death syndrome. The results pointed to the need to promote and develop written guidelines regarding behavioral practices to reduce the risk of this phenomenon. Conclusion: Evidence has identifi ed sleep issues, mainly regarding the sleep position of the infant and the environment where the infant sleeps, showing that it is critical to set routines and interventions to improve the quality of sleep care of infants attending nurseries. Descriptors: Nursing; Sleep; Infant; Nurseries; Child Health. RESUMO Objetivo: Identifi car evidências disponíveis na literatura sobre o sono do lactente que frequenta creche. Método: Revisão integrativa de artigos publicados em português, inglês ou espanhol, disponíveis na íntegra nas bases LILACS, CINAHL e PubMed. Foram utilizados os descritores "sono", "lactente" e "creches" ou "berçários e "sleep", "infant" e "childcare" ou "nurseries" para LILACS e para CINAHL e Pubmed, respectivamente, sendo selecionados e analisados nove estudos. Resultados: O principal componente explorado nos artigos acerca do comportamento do sono é a posição em que a criança dorme, haja vista sua associação com a síndrome da morte súbita infantil. Os resultados ressaltaram a necessidade de promoção e desenvolvimento de normas escritas quanto às práticas comportamentais para redução de risco desse fenômeno. Conclusão: As evidências identifi caram problemas relacionados ao sono, principalmente em relação ao posicionamento da criança e ao ambiente em que dorme, sendo fundamental o estabelecimento de rotinas e intervenções, visando melhorar a qualidade do cuidado com o sono dos lactentes que frequentam creches. Descritores: Enfermagem; Sono; Lactente; Creches; Saúde da Criança. RESUMENObjetivo: Identifi car evidencias disponibles en la literatura sobre el sueño del lactante que frecuenta guarderías. Método: Revisión integradora de artículos publicados en portugués, inglés o español, disponibles en su totalidad en las bases LILACS, CINAHL y PubMed. Fueron utilizados los descriptores "sueño", "lactante" y "guarderías" o "cuarto de niños" y "sleep", "infant" y "childcare" o "nurseries" para LILACS y para CINAHL y Pubmed, respectivamente, siendo seleccionados y analizados nueve estudios. Resultados: El principal componente explorado en los artículos acerca del comportamiento del sueño es la posición en que el niño duerme, en vista a su asociación con el síndrome de la muerte súbit...

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“…However, it should be noted that a change in sleep environment may be associated with an increased risk of death. 34 Maternal tobacco use during pregnancy has been demonstrated to be a major risk factor for SIDS, [35][36][37][38] increasing the risk of SIDS twofold. 39 It is unclear why infants who die on sofas are more likely to have mothers who smoke.…”

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confidence: 99%

Sofas and Infant Mortality

et al. 2014

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT: Sleeping on a sofa increases the risk of sudden and unexpected infant death.WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS: Infant deaths on sofas are associated with nonsupine placement, being found in side position, surface sharing, changing sleep location, and experiencing prenatal tobacco exposure. These results may help explain why sofa sleeping is hazardous for infants. abstract OBJECTIVE: Sleeping on sofas increases the risk of sudden infant death syndrome and other sleep-related deaths. We sought to describe factors associated with infant deaths on sofas. METHODS:We analyzed data for infant deaths on sofas from 24 states in 2004 to 2012 in the National Center for the Review and Prevention of Child Deaths Case Reporting System database. Demographic and environmental data for deaths on sofas were compared with data for sleep-related infant deaths in other locations, using bivariate and multivariable, multinomial logistic regression analyses. RESULTS:A total of 1024 deaths on sofas made up 12.9% of sleeprelated infant deaths. They were more likely than deaths in other locations to be classified as accidental suffocation or strangulation (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.9; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.6-2.3) or ill-defined cause of death (aOR 1.2; 95% CI, 1.0-1.5). Infants who died on sofas were less likely to be Hispanic (aOR 0.7; 95% CI, 0.6-0.9) compared with non-Hispanic white infants or to have objects in the environment (aOR 0.6; 95% CI, 0.5-0.7) and more likely to be sharing the surface with another person (aOR 2.4; 95% CI, 1.9-3.0), to be found on the side (aOR 1.9; 95% CI, 1.4-2.4), to be found in a new sleep location (aOR 6.5; 95% CI, 5.2-8.2), and to have had prenatal smoke exposure (aOR 1.4; 95% CI, 1.2-1.6). Data on recent parental alcohol and drug consumption were not available. CONCLUSIONS:The sofa is an extremely hazardous sleep surface for infants. Deaths on sofas are associated with surface sharing, being found on the side, changing sleep location, and experiencing prenatal tobacco exposure, which are all risk factors for sudden infant death syndrome and sleep-related deaths.

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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in Child Care Settings

Cited by 62 publications

References 12 publications

The Changing Concept of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Diagnostic Coding Shifts, Controversies Regarding the Sleeping Environment, and New Variables to Consider in Reducing Risk

The Changing Concept of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Diagnostic Coding Shifts, Controversies Regarding the Sleeping Environment, and New Variables to Consider in Reducing Risk

Integrative literature review: sleep patterns in infants attending nurseries

Sofas and Infant Mortality

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