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Sudden infant death syndrome and suspected “near‐miss”
Author(s) -
Read David J. C.,
Jeffery Heather E.,
Rahilly Patrikia
Publication year - 1982
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1982.tb132166.x
Subject(s) - sudden infant death syndrome , grief , medicine , pediatrics , sudden death , infant mortality , regimen , cause of death , psychiatry , surgery , disease , population , environmental health
SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) is the most common cause of death in young infants in Australia. Yet its cause is not known. This paper reviews the main theories about SIDS, suggests ways of managing “near‐miss” SIDS infants, and outlines a regimen for parents' support and grief counselling.