Article Text
Aetiology
Review: head covering is associated with increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome
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P S Blair
Dr P S Blair, St Michael's Hospital, Bristol, UK; p.s.blair@bris.ac.uk
QUESTION
What is the prevalence of head covering and associated risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)?
REVIEW SCOPE
Included studies reported prevalence of head covering in SIDS infants and control infants waking from a reference sleep. Studies that did not separate head covering from other facial occlusion or that only reported results for SIDS infants were excluded. Outcome was prevalence of head covering.
REVIEW METHODS
Medline, customised databases, and reference lists were searched for age-matched case-controlled studies from 1950 to May 2007. 10 studies …
Footnotes
Source of funding: not stated.