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Record Nr.

UNINA9910132776403321

Titolo

Sudden infant death syndrome / / Jacqueline Langwith, book editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Detroit : , : Greenhaven Press, , 2012

ISBN

0-7377-6124-5

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (116 pages) : color illustrations

Collana

Perspectives on diseases and disorders

Disciplina

618.92/026

Soggetti

Sudden infant death syndrome - Etiology

Sudden infant death syndrome - Physiological aspects

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Ch. 1. Understanding sudden infant death syndrome. An overview of sudden infant death syndrome / Teresa Odle and Jacqueline L. Longe -- How to reduce the risk of SIDS / Mary Best -- SIDS is a complicated disease / Margaret Renkl -- Low serotonin levels may cause SIDS / Children's Hospital Boston -- The search for a genetic cause of SIDS / Vita Lerman -- Ch. 2. Controversies surrounding SIDS. Toxic gases in crib mattresses are to blame for SIDS / Jane Sheppard -- Toxic gases in crib mattresses do not cause SIDS / First Candle -- The Back to Sleep campaign has been successful / National Institute of Child Health and Human Development -- Parents are ignoring the Back to Sleep campaign / Heather Sokoloff -- Vaccines may cause SIDS / Ingri Cassel -- Vaccines are not a risk factor for SIDS / US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention -- Ch. 3. Personal experiences with SIDS. We were young then and did not know about SIDS / Jonathan and Bridgette Alexander -- A SIDS story of joy, heartbreak, and healing / Stephanie Williams -- A father's story about losing his son to SIDS / Marvin Job.

Sommario/riassunto

Covers symptoms, causes and effects, treatments, cures and medical advances for sudden infant death syndrome.