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The use of post-mortem lividity to determine sleep position in sudden unexpected deaths in infancy.

Rebecca A ShipstoneJohn M D ThompsonJeanine YoungRoger W Byard
Published in: Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) (2019)
Previously published odds ratios may have underestimated the risk of sudden infant death associated with prone sleep position. SUDI death scene investigation protocols should require photographic documentation of lividity prior to transporting an infant.
Keyphrases
  • sleep quality
  • physical activity
  • electronic health record
  • weight gain
  • randomized controlled trial
  • systematic review
  • depressive symptoms
  • body mass index