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Sudden infant death syndrome and reported maternal smoking during pregnancy

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  • Shah, T.
  • Sullivan, K.
  • Carter, J.

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We investigated the effect of maternal smoking during pregnancy on the relative risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) by linking data from Georgia birth and death certificates from 1997 to 2000. We estimated the effect of misclassifying smokers as non-smokers and the effect of being misclassified on SIDS rates, and we calculated the fraction of cases caused by exposure. Of all SIDS cases, 21% were attributable to maternal smoking; among smokers, 61% of SIDS cases were attributable to maternal smoking. Maternal smoking during pregnancy is associated with a significantly increased risk of SIDS.

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  • Shah, T. & Sullivan, K. & Carter, J., 2006. "Sudden infant death syndrome and reported maternal smoking during pregnancy," American Journal of Public Health, American Public Health Association, vol. 96(10), pages 1757-1759.
    • Handle: RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2005.073213_0
    DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.073213
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    1. Federico de Luca & Giovanna Boccuzzo, 2014. "What do healthcare workers know about sudden infant death syndrome?: the results of the Italian campaign ‘GenitoriPiù’," Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series A, Royal Statistical Society, vol. 177(1), pages 63-82, January.
    2. Shoff, Carla & Yang, Tse-Chuan, 2013. "Understanding maternal smoking during pregnancy: Does residential context matter?," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 78(C), pages 50-60.

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