Specified causes of collapse
| No underlying disease/abnormality determined | 30 infants | Died | Abnormal neurological examination by 1 year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apparent accidental suffocation during breast feeding or skin-to-skin | 24 (80%) | 5 | 5 |
| No cause identified | 6 (20%) | 1 | 0 |
| Disease or abnormality | 15 infants | Died | Abnormal neurological examination by 1 year |
| Bacterial pneumonia/sepsis (2 Group B streptococcus, 3 culture negative) | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Cardiac (transposition of the great arteries, hypoplastic left heart syndrome) | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Metabolic disorder (Zellweger's syndrome, unidentified disorder) | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| Intracranial haemorrhage/infarction | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Meconium aspiration syndrome | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Severe chronic anaemia (parvovirus) | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Congenital diaphragmatic hernia | 1 | 0 | 0 |