title: [Prevention of sudden infant death syndrome in children in preventive-treatment institutions in the Odessa region].
abstract: The sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is one of the most prevalent causes of infant mortality in European countries. SIDS is a sudden but not violent death in those infants aged between 7 to 365 days. Whether or not the case can be diagnosed as having had SIDS remains uncertain even after an in-depth study of the autopsy material, previous history, and death concurrent events. The study into infant care was made within the framework of the ICCPS (International child care practical study) program with 21 countries from all the corner of the globe having taken part in it. SIDS incidence in Ukraine estimated with the aid of the model of the Odessa Region has been found out to come up to 0.5-0.85%. Measures have been instituted designed to prevent SIDS as a stage of our work at women health centres, mother and child outpatient and in-patient departments of the relevant institutions. Monitoring of children at risk for SIDS is not a sufficient enough measure capable of reducing SIDS incidence as evidenced by a one-year follow-up but combined with the parents' education as to risk factors for SIDS in a preventive-treatment setting such a monitoring permitted reducing SIDS frequency from 0.85 to 0.60% in the Odessa Region.
authors.forename: V A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Nepomiashcha
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D007224:Infant Care; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D011295:Prenatal Care; D012041:Regional Medical Programs; D012307:Risk Factors; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014455:Ukraine / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Zapobihannia syndromu raptovoï smerti u diteĭ v likuval'no-profilaktychnykh zakladakh odes'koho rehionu.