title: Evolution and significance of the triple risk model in sudden infant death syndrome.
abstract: Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is a leading cause of death in infants, although the mechanisms leading to death remain unclear. Multiple theories have emerged over time, with one of the most influential hypotheses being the triple risk model. This model, first devised in 1972 and later revised in 1994 by Filiano and Kinney, is still widely used in assisting with conceptualising and understanding sudden death in infancy. This model has evolved over time, with each version stressing that SIDS is likely to occur when certain risk factors coincide, suggesting that the lethal mechanisms in SIDS are likely to be multifactorial. All versions of the triple risk model from 1972 to the present have emphasised the complexity of SIDS and serve as useful guides for current and future research into the enigma of sudden and unexpected death in infancy.
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Jade
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Spinelli
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Lyndsey
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Collins-Praino
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Corinna
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Van Den Heuvel
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, The University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.
authors.forename: Roger W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Byard
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: 
  SIDS
  ; risk factors; stressors; triple risk; vulnerability