title: [Autopsy practices in cases of sudden infant death syndrome in the French-speaking community of Belgium and comparison with other European countries].
abstract: This work summarises the current difficulties encountered in performing autopsies in cases of sudden unexplained infant deaths in Belgium. Over the last few years, the incidence of postneonatal deaths in most European countries has significantly decreased, probably due to prevention campaigns. However, there are still many difficulties encountered in systematically including autopsies in the general strategy for managing this public health problem. The analysis of autopsy practices in Belgium in cases of unexplained infants' deaths and their comparison with other European countries' practices give us the opportunity to propose changes in order to improve policies and the overall understanding of these unexplained deaths.
authors.affiliation: Unité de promotion éducation santé (ULB-Promes), école de santé publique de l'université libre de Bruxelles, Belgique.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Coppieters
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Levêque
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kahn
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Groswasser
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Piette
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy; D001530:Belgium; D002423:Cause of Death; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000175:diagnosis*