Recent SIDS/SUID/SUDC Research

The following are links to relevant research studies that have been published in Medical Journals and other scholarly publications. The list was compiled with the assistance of the National SUID/SIDS Resource Center at Georgetown University.

• Babies Are Still Dying of SIDS
  Am J Nurs. 2013 Feb;113(2):59-64.
• Monoamine Oxidase A Gene Polymorphism and the Pathogenesis of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
  J Pediatr. 2013 Feb 4. pii: S0022-3476(12)01561-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2012.12.072.
• Newborn sleep positioners and sudden infant death syndrome risk
  Arch Argent Pediatr. 2013 Feb;111(1):62-8. doi: 10.1590/S0325-00752013000100021.
• Histological Findings in Unclassified Sudden Infant Death, including Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
  Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2013 Jan 18.
• Nighttime parenting strategies and sleep-related risks to infants.
  Soc Sci Med. 2013 Feb;79:92-100. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.05.043. Epub 2012 Jul 7.
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) risk reduction and infant sleep location - Moving the discussion forward.
  Soc Sci Med. 2013 Feb;79:84-91. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.03.025. Epub 2012 Apr 21.
• The carotid body in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
  Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2013 Jan 1;185(1):194-201. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2012.05.013. Epub 2012 May 18
• The dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus (DMNV) in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS): Pathways leading to apoptosis.
  Respir Physiol Neurobiol. 2013 Jan 15;185(2):203-10. doi: 10.1016/j.resp.2012.09.001. Epub 2012
• Prematurity and sudden infant death syndrome: United States 2005-2007.
  J Perinatol. 2013 Jan 3. doi: 10.1038/jp.2012.158.
• Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Review for the Obstetric Care Provider.
  Am J Perinatol. 2013 Jan 5.
• Principles for Communicating with Next of Kin during Medicolegal Death Investigations
• CD14 (C-260T) polymorphism is not associated with sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in a large South Australian cohort.
  Innate Immun. 2011;17(3):321-6. Epub 2010 May 14.
• CONI: confirmation of continuing relevance after 20 years.
  Community Pract. 2011 Jan;84(1):25-9.
• The brain-derived neutrophic factor val66met polymorphism and sudden unexpected infant death.
  Acta Paediatr. 2011 Jan;100(1):86-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01960.x.
• That's a good idea--forget it or test it? The case of sudden infant death.
  QJM. 2011 Jan;104(1):85-6. Epub 2010 Aug 11. No abstract available.
• Consent for autopsy research for unexpected death in early life.
  Obstet Gynecol. 2011 Jan;117(1):167-71.
• The serotonin axis: Shared mechanisms in seizures, depression, and SUDEP.
  Epilepsia. 2011 Jan;52 Suppl 1:28-38. doi: 10.1111/j.1528-1167.2010.02908.x. Review.
• Gastroesophageal reflux disease and sudden infant death: mechanisms behind an under-recognized association.
  Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2011 Jan-Feb;14(1):53-6. Epub 2010 Apr 29.
• Hepatic hemangioendothelioma presenting as sudden unexpected death in infancy: a case report.
  Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2011 Jan-Feb;14(1):71-4. Epub 2010 May 13.
• Studying sudden and unexpected infant deaths in a time of changing death certification and investigation practices: evaluating sleep-related risk factors for infant death in New York City.
  Matern Child Health J. 2011 Feb;15(2):242-8.
• Sudden infant death syndrome: how much mothers and health professionals know.
  Pediatr Int. 2011 Feb;53(1):24-8. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2010.03202.x.
• Confirmed association between monoamine oxidase A molecular polymorphisms and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
  Neurogenetics. 2011 Feb;12(1):91-2. Epub 2010 Sep 7. No abstract available.
• Poor diets, abnormal breathing, and SIDS risk.
  J Appl Physiol. 2011 Feb;110(2):303-4. Epub 2010 Nov 18. No abstract available.
• Sudden unexpected death in infancy in Denmark.
  Scand Cardiovasc J. 2011 Feb;45(1):14-20. Epub 2010 Dec 6.
• Survey of sleeping position recommendations for prematurely born infants.
  Eur J Pediatr. 2011 Feb;170(2):229-32. Epub 2010 Sep 18.
• Aeration properties of a new sleeping surface for infants.
  Pediatr Pulmonol. 2011 Feb;46(2):193-8. doi: 10.1002/ppul.21351. Epub 2010 Oct 26.
• Use of child death review to inform sudden unexplained infant deaths occurring in a large urban setting.
  Inj Prev. 2011 Feb;17 Suppl 1:i23-7.
• The effectiveness of antenatal care programmes to reduce infant mortality and preterm birth in socially disadvantaged and vulnerable women in high-income countries: a systematic review.
  BMC Pregnancy Childbirth. 2011 Feb 11;11:13. Review.
• Subendocardial fibrosis in left ventricular hypertrabeculation-cause or consequence?
  Clin Med Insights Cardiol. 2011 Feb 2;5:13-6.
• Petechial bleedings in sudden infant death.
  Int J Legal Med. 2011 Mar;125(2):205-10. Epub 2010 Feb 5.
• Gene variants predisposing to SIDS: current knowledge.
  Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2011 Mar;7(1):26-36. Epub 2010 Jul 11. Review.
• The medico-legal investigation of sudden, unexpected and/or unexplained infant deaths in South Africa: where are we--and where are we going?
  Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2011 Mar;7(1):14-20. Epub 2010 Jul 22.
• Progressive primary pulmonary tuberculosis presenting as the sudden unexpected death in infancy: a case report.
  Forensic Sci Int. 2011 Mar 20;206(1-3):e27-30. Epub 2010 Aug 11.
• Alcohol as a risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
  Addiction. 2011 Mar;106(3):516-25. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03199.x. Epub 2010 Nov 9.
• Unexplained stillbirth versus SIDS: common congenital diseases of the autonomic nervous system--pathology and nosology.
  Early Hum Dev. 2011 Mar;87(3):209-15. Epub 2011 Jan 22.
• Significant association of TH01 allele 9.3 and SIDS.
  J Forensic Sci. 2011 Mar;56(2):415-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2010.01670.x. Epub 2011 Jan 25.
• Epidemiological profile and strategies for diagnosing SIDS in a developing country.
  J Pediatr (Rio J). 2011 Mar-Apr;87(2):115-22. Epub 2011 Feb 3. English, Portuguese.
• The gliocentric hypothesis of the pathophysiology of the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
  Med Hypotheses. 2011 Apr;76(4):482-5. Epub 2010 Dec 14.
• Retrospective review of Japanese sudden unexpected death in infancy: the importance of metabolic autopsy and expanded newborn screening.
  Mol Genet Metab. 2011 Apr;102(4):399-406. Epub 2010 Dec 14.
• Survival analysis of long-term exposure to different sizes of airborne particulate matter and risk of infant mortality using a birth cohort in Seoul, Korea.
  Environ Health Perspect. 2011 May;119(5):725-30. Epub 2010 Dec 17.
• Critical diaphragm failure in sudden infant death syndrome.
  Ups J Med Sci. 2011 May;116(2):115-23. Epub 2011 Jan 12.
• Staphylococcal toxins in sudden unexpected death in infancy: experience from a single specialist centre.
  Forensic Sci Med Pathol. 2011 Jun;7(2):141-7. Epub 2010 Nov 10.
• Cardiac ion channel mutations in the sudden infant death syndrome.
  Int J Cardiol. 2011 Oct 20;152(2):162-70. Epub 2011 Jan 6.
• Sudden unexpected infant death in Auckland: a retrospective case review.
  Acta Paediatr. 2011 Aug;100(8):1108-12. doi: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2011.02221.x. Epub 2011 Mar 22.
• Cerebral oxygenation is depressed during sleep in healthy term infants when they sleep prone.
  Pediatrics. 2011 Mar;127(3):e558-65. Epub 2011 Feb 28.
• The physician's role in reducing SIDS.
  Health Promot Pract. 2011 May;12(3):370-8. Epub 2009 Jul 20.
• Microbiological findings in sudden unexpected death in infancy: comparison of immediate postmortem sampling in casualty departments and at autopsy.
  J Clin Pathol. 2011 May;64(5):421-5. Epub 2011 Mar 8.
• Postnatal parental smoking: an important risk factor for SIDS.
  Eur J Pediatr. 2011 Oct;170(10):1281-91. Epub 2011 Mar 15.
• High-protein diet in lactation leads to a sudden infant death-like syndrome in mice.
  PLoS One. 2011 Mar 9;6(3):e17443.
• The Black and White of Infant Back Sleeping and Infant Bed Sharing in Florida, 2004-2005.
  Matern Child Health J. 2011 Mar 18. [Epub ahead of print]

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