Incidence of sudden unexplained death in childhood for children aged 1–14 years in England and Wales during 2001–2020: an observational study
The incidence of SUDC has remained static despite overall child mortality almost halving in the last two decades. SUDC is now more widely recognised due to improved investigation, but there has been limited research into SUDC; potential causes and associated risk factors remain unknown. As the relative proportion of child deaths due to SUDC increases, child health professionals must be aware of SUDC to support bereaved families.
Authors
- Peter S Blair (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7832-8087)
- Marivjena Menka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1966-2333)
- Joanna Garstang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9268-0581)
- Merve Tosyalı (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7920-1491)
Institutions
- Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Trust (GB)
- Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (GB)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- Ege University (TR)
- University of Birmingham (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Disease in Childhood
- Published
- 2024-11-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2024-327840
- Primary Topic
- Neuroscience of respiration and sleep
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00