From the early 1970s to the early 1990s, there was a significant rise in the incidence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in Scandinavia. Following the risk reducing campaign, the incidence has fallen to about the same level as in 1973.
Department of Paediatrics, Institute for the Health of Women and Children, Göteborg University, The Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, SE-416 85 Göteborg, Sweden. bernt.alm@medfak.gu.se
