Authors:
O'Leary CM, Jacoby PJ, Bartu A, D'Antoine H, Bower C
Authors notes:
Pediatrics. 2013;131(3):e770-e778
Keywords:
Substance abuse/use, alcohol and pregnancy, sudden infant death syndrome, infant mortality, cohort, epidemiology
Abstract:
Improvements in the rate of infant mortality (death in first year of life) have not occurred in recent years.
This study investigates the association between maternal alcohol-use disorder and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and infant mortality not classified as SIDS using linked, population-based health and mortality data.M
The highest risk of SIDS occurred when a maternal alcohol diagnosis was recorded during pregnancy or within 1 year postpregnancy.
An alcohol diagnosis recorded during pregnancy more than doubled the risk of infant deaths (excluding SIDS).
Maternal alcohol-use disorder is attributable for at least 16.41% of SIDS and 3.40% of infant deaths not classified as SIDS.
Maternal alcohol-use disorder is a significant risk factor for SIDS and infant mortality excluding SIDS.