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2563105

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PredicateObject
rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
8631
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-2-23
pubmed:abstractText
Southern New Zealnd has one of the highest postneonatal mortality rates in the developed world (8.1/1000 livebirths) and 77% of these deaths are attributed to the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Both hyperthermia and sleeping position have previously been implicated in SIDS. A theoretical model to estimate the thermal balance of infants used here shows that the head, and particularly the face, becomes the main route for heat loss when thick clothing and bedding are used. This thermoregulatory role could be compromised by the prone sleeping position. It is postulated that particular cultural combinations of infant care practices (sleeping position, clothing, bedding, and room heating) may facilitate hyperthermia and explain widely disparate rates of SIDS in different countries and ethnic groups.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0140-6736
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
28
pubmed:volume
1
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
199-201
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Sleeping position and infant bedding may predispose to hyperthermia and the sudden infant death syndrome.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Otago, Medical School, Dunedin, New Zealand.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't