Unexplained stillbirths and sudden infant death syndrome

S Walsh; G Mortimer

doi:10.1016/0306-9877(95)90206-6

Unexplained stillbirths and sudden infant death syndrome

Med Hypotheses. 1995 Jul;45(1):73-5. doi: 10.1016/0306-9877(95)90206-6.

Authors

S Walsh¹, G Mortimer

Affiliation

¹ Department of Pathology, University College Hospital, Galway, Ireland.

PMID: 8524185
DOI: 10.1016/0306-9877(95)90206-6

Abstract

Comparison of necropsy records, clinical details and epidemiological data of 93 unexplained stillbirths and 149 cases of sudden infant death syndrome provides compelling evidence that these disorders represent a continuum of a single spectrum of disease. Regarding them as a single disease entity could lead to a clearer understanding of both.

Publication types

Comparative Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Birth Weight
Congenital Abnormalities / epidemiology
Congenital Abnormalities / mortality
Female
Fetal Death / epidemiology*
Fetal Death / etiology*
Gestational Age
Humans
Incidence
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications
Sudden Infant Death / epidemiology*
Sudden Infant Death / etiology*