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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Apparent life-threatening events and infant holding practices |
Author: | Byard, R. Burnell, R. |
Citation: | Archives of Disease in Childhood, 1995; 73(6):502-504 |
Publisher: | British Medical Association |
Issue Date: | 1995 |
ISSN: | 0003-9888 1468-2044 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Roger W Byard, Richard H Burnell |
Abstract: | Two 4 week old infants are reported who suffered apparent life threatening events (ALTE) while being cradled in adult arms. The events, which could be reproduced under controlled circumstances, were not associated with any struggling by the infants. Alteration of infant holding practices in both cases resulted in cessation of the events. A case of cardiorespiratory arrest during breast feeding in an 8 week old infant that was unnoticed by her mother is also described. These cases suggest that certain infants may not respond normally to airway occlusion while being held or nursed, and show that careful study of the events surrounding ALTE may reveal contributing environmental factors. If ALTE occur around feeding time, observation of how caretakers place the infant during and after feeding may be informative. |
Keywords: | apnoea airway obstruction apparent life threatening event SIDS. |
Rights: | Copyright status unknown |
DOI: | 10.1136/adc.73.6.502 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/adc.73.6.502 |
Appears in Collections: | Aurora harvest Paediatrics publications |
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