Related Experiment Video

Updated: Aug 26, 2025

Assessment and Evaluation of the High Risk Neonate: The NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale
19:15

Assessment and Evaluation of the High Risk Neonate: The NICU Network Neurobehavioral Scale

Published on: August 25, 2014

86.3K

Sudden unexpected infant death risk profiles in the first month of life

Thomas Hegyi1, Barbara M Ostfeld1

  • 1Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics and SIDS Center of New Jersey, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ, USA.

The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine : the Official Journal of the European Association of Perinatal Medicine, the Federation of Asia and Oceania Perinatal Societies, the International Society of Perinatal Obstetricians
|October 4, 2022
PubMed

Insights

Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths (SUID) show different risk factors in the first week versus later in the first month of life. Understanding these age-specific patterns is crucial for reducing SUID rates.

Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Neonatal Health
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) rates have seen limited improvement.
  • Identifying age-specific risk patterns is essential for further understanding SUID.
  • Current SUID characteristics require more detailed investigation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To compare Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) risk factors during the first week of life versus the remainder of the first month.
  • To identify distinct risk profiles based on the infant's age at death within the first month.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized New Jersey statewide databases for SUID cases from 2000 to 2015.
  • Compared maternal and infant data for infants born at or after 34 weeks gestational age.
  • Analyzed risk factors distinguishing deaths in the first week from those in the subsequent weeks of the first month.

Main Results:

  • Deaths in the first week of life were associated with higher rates of maternal post-high school education (OR 3.50) and primary Cesarean section delivery (OR 4.0).
  • Inadequate prenatal care was less common in first-week SUID cases (OR 0.36).
  • Trends for lower rates of maternal smoking and Black, non-Hispanic ethnicity in first-week deaths were observed but not statistically significant.

Conclusions:

  • Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) within the first month is rare, but distinct age-specific risk patterns exist.
  • These age-specific profiles may inform new hypotheses about SUID causality.
  • Further research into these patterns can lead to more refined risk-reduction guidelines for infants.
Abstract

Keywords:
Gestational age (GA)sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)sudden unexpected infant death (SUID)sudden unexpected postnatal collapse (SUPC)

More Related Videos

A Modified Sonographic Algorithm for Image Acquisition in Life-Threatening Emergencies in the Critically Ill Newborn11:27

A Modified Sonographic Algorithm for Image Acquisition in Life-Threatening Emergencies in the Critically Ill Newborn

Published on: April 7, 2023

6.4K
A Piglet Perinatal Asphyxia Model to Study Cardiac Injury and Hemodynamics after Cardiac Arrest, Resuscitation, and the Return of Spontaneous Circulation10:55

A Piglet Perinatal Asphyxia Model to Study Cardiac Injury and Hemodynamics after Cardiac Arrest, Resuscitation, and the Return of Spontaneous Circulation

Published on: January 13, 2023

1.9K

Related Concept Videos

Development of Immunocompetence01:22

Development of Immunocompetence

The initiation of cell-mediated immunity can be observed as early as the third month of fetal growth, with active antibody-mediated immunity following approximately one month later.
The initial cells that migrate from the fetal thymus settle within the skin and epithelial tissues lining the mouth, digestive tract, and in females, the uterus and vagina. These cells, including skin-based dendritic cells, serve as antigen-presenting cells, playing a key role in T cell activation.
Subsequent T...
421
Socioemotional Development during Infancy01:30

Socioemotional Development during Infancy

Socio-emotional development in infancy is primarily shaped by early emotional responses and social connections, with temperament playing a central role. Temperament refers to the consistent patterns in an individual's emotional and behavioral responses, observable even in infancy. By examining temperament, researchers can better understand an infant's unique ways of interacting with the world, influencing subsequent personality and socio-emotional growth.
Primary Temperament Types
95
Attachment01:20

Attachment

Attachment is vital for infant development, as warm social interactions support growth and well-being. In a classic 1958 study by Harry Harlow, the significance of warmth and comfort in forming attachments was examined. Harlow separated newborn monkeys from their mothers and provided two artificial "mothers": one made of cold wire and the other covered in soft cloth. Despite the wire mother offering food, the infant monkeys preferred the comfort of the cloth mother, demonstrating that...
117
Piaget's Stage 1 of Cognitive Development01:14

Piaget's Stage 1 of Cognitive Development

The sensorimotor stage, the initial phase of Jean Piaget's theory of cognitive development, spans the first two years of a child's life. During this period, infants actively engage with their surroundings, building cognitive awareness through direct interaction with the world. This interaction is primarily based on sensory perception and motor actions, allowing infants to gradually understand basic physical properties and predict how objects interact within their environment.
Exploration...
735