title: Sudden infant death syndrome: the expectations of parents.
abstract: The purpose of this paper was to define the outlook of parents' associations of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Since these groups appear to be the principal recipients of a multifactorial dilemma, their expectations drive not only support teams but also research through fund-raising activities and programming conferences. These points may be summed up as: (1) characterizing the syndrome and generating information useful for decreasing the phenomenon; (2) anticipating parental responses and managing critical incident stresses; (3) helping researchers to describe the population and the scenario of a probable SIDS infant; (4) creating a preventive system; and (5) motivating potential financial supporters.
authors.affiliation: SIDS International and SEMI per la SIDS, Italy. gabbi@unisi.it
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gabbi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000517:prevention & control*