title: [Sudden infant death syndrome].
abstract: Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is a disease of unknown cause. The occurrence of SIDS is rare during the first month of life, increases to a peak between 2 and 4 months old, and then declines. The following have been consistently identified across studies as independent risk factors for SIDS: prone sleep position, sleeping on a soft surface, maternal smoking during pregnancy, young maternal age, bedsharing, prematurity and/or low birth weight, and male sex. Although the cause of the sudden infant death syndrome is multifactorial, contemporary hypotheses include defects in arousal or cardiorespiratory control. The interesting is hypothesis that prolongation of the QT interval may have a role in the pathogenesis of SIDS.
authors.affiliation: Górnoślaskie Centrum Zdrowia Dziecka i Matki, Poradnia Diabetologiczna, Katowicach. em.buczkowski@pro.onet.pl
authors.forename: Ewa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Otto-Buczkowska
mesh_terms: D001722:Birth Order; D001942:Breast Feeding; D006801:Humans; D007224:Infant Care / Q000379:methods; D007230:Infant, Low Birth Weight; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008423:Maternal Age; D008425:Maternal Behavior; D011187:Posture; D016684:Prone Position; D012307:Risk Factors; D012890:Sleep; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000209:etiology*