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Journal of Paediatrics and Child HealthVolume 49, Issue 10 p. 871-871 Heads UpFree Access Maternal alcohol use and sudden infant death syndrome First published: 17 October 2013 https://doi.org/10.1111/jpc.12381Citations: 1 edited by Craig Mellis ([email protected]) AboutSectionsPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Excessive maternal alcohol use can cause fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, but is also associated with stillbirths and neonatal or infant deaths. A data linkage study from Western Australia identified 21 841 mothers with a diagnosis of alcohol abuse from databases of hospital inpatient admissions, databases of mental health outpatients, and local government drug and alcohol services.1 A comparison cohort comprised 56 054 mothers randomly selected from a midwife database without an alcohol diagnosis and matched by maternal age, race (Aboriginal or non-Aboriginal) and year of birth. Three hundred three cases of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and 598 infant deaths not attributed to SIDS were identified through a mortality register. The risk of SIDS was increased almost sevenfold for mothers with an alcohol diagnosis during pregnancy and more than eightfold when the diagnosis was made within 1 year post-pregnancy. An alcohol diagnosis during pregnancy was associated with more than double the risk of an infant death not due to SIDS. At least 16.4% of all cases classified as SIDS could be attributed to maternal alcohol use, as well as 3.4% of infant deaths not classified as SIDS. Reference 1 O'Leary CM et al. Pediatrics 2013; 131: e770– 778. Reviewer: David Isaacs, Children's Hospital at Westmead ([email protected]) Citing Literature Volume49, Issue10October 2013Pages 871-871 ReferencesRelatedInformation
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