Can we still do something-and what?-for a seemingly missing syndrome?
1Laboratory for Mother and Child Health, Department of Public Health, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri-IRCCS, Via Giuseppe La Masa 19, 20156, Milan, Italy.
Italian Journal of Pediatrics
|March 2, 2019
Summary
Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUID) decreased by 43% in Italy from 1996-2015, largely due to a 64% drop in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) rates. However, the underlying causes of these infant deaths remain unknown.
Area of Science:
- Pediatrics
- Epidemiology
- Public Health
Background:
- Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID), including Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), remains a concern despite identified risk factors like sleep position.
- The epidemiology of SUID has shown little change over the past decade, prompting further investigation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To analyze trends in infant mortality rates in Italy between 1996 and 2015.
- To investigate the changes in SUID and SIDS rates during this period.
Main Methods:
- Analysis of Italian infant mortality data from 1996 to 2015.
- Examination of reported SUID and SIDS cases in infants under one year old.
Main Results:
- A total of 1152 SUID deaths were reported between 1996 and 2015.
- SUID rates decreased by 43% (from 18 to 10.2 per 100 live births), primarily driven by a 64% reduction in SIDS rates (from 11.3 to 4.1 per 100 live births).
- Despite the overall decrease, the primary causes of SUID and SIDS have not changed and remain largely unknown.
Conclusions:
- Safe sleep interventions are crucial and must be maintained.
- Further research is essential to understand the unknown causes of SUID and SIDS.
- There is a need to shift the persistent trend of unexplained infant deaths.
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