Very early neonatal apparent life-threatening events and sudden unexpected deaths: incidence and risk factors.
Acta Paediatr
; 97(7): 866-9, 2008 Jul.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
To evaluate the incidence of neonatal apparent life-threatening events and sudden unexpected deaths during the first 2 h after birth.METHODS:
A prospective study was conducted over a 1-year period in all the maternities of the French region of Provence, Alpes, Côte d'Azur, which included all presumably healthy full-term neonates. Twenty-three previously published cases were also studied in order to identify possible risk factors.RESULTS:
Sixty two thousand nine hundred sixty-eight live births were recorded over the study period. There were two neonatal apparent life-threatening events and no neonatal sudden unexpected death. The overall rate of neonatal apparent life-threatening events and unexpected deaths was thus 0.032 per 1000 live births. Three potential risk factors were identified skin-to-skin contact, primiparous mother and mother and baby alone in the delivery room.CONCLUSION:
A neonatal apparent life-threatening event or sudden unexpected death during the first 2 h of life is very uncommon. Skin-to-skin contact between mother and infant left alone in the delivery room may constitute the main risk situation. This must not lead to reconsider skin-to-skin contact that has been proven beneficial and seems per se almost safe, but must induce maternity staff to pay particular attention to a skin-to skin infant when left alone with its mother.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Muerte Súbita
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Newborn
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Pregnancy
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Acta Paediatr
Año:
2008
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Article