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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Doctors urged to talk to parents of preemies about SIDS risk

Published in Women's Health Weekly, March 2nd, 2006

Because premature and small babies are at risk for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) later and longer than full-term infants, pediatricians should adjust when they offer counseling to parents about preventing SIDS, says a Saint Louis University pediatrician.

"Physicians should remain vigilant and, particularly for preterm infants, should provide SIDS prevention counseling beyond the first 4 months," says Donna R. Halloran, MD, assistant professor of pediatrics at Saint Louis University School of Medicine and principal investigator who examined more than 8,000 SIDS deaths.

The risk for SIDS is 50 times greater for premature infants compared to...

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