Rates of abrupt unanticipated crib death (SUID) and abrupt baby death syndrome (SIDS) increased throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, with the most substantial increase observed in 2021.
APPROACH:
- Scientist carried out a cross-sectional research study utilizing United States death information from January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2021, offered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
- An overall of 14,308 cases of SUID were examined, consisting of deaths categorized as SIDS, unidentified cause, and unexpected suffocation and strangulation in bed.
- Scientist examined the month-to-month distinctions in the rate of SUID throughout and before the COVID-19 pandemic.
- They likewise examined month-to-month distinctions in the rate of SIDS before and throughout the pandemic, with results reported as strength ratios (IRs).
TAKEAWAY:
- The danger for SUID increased throughout the COVID-19 pandemic (IR, 1.06; 95% CI, 1.05-1.07).
- The threat for SIDS was likewise greater throughout the pandemic (IR, 1.10; 95% CI, 1.08-1.12).
- The danger for SUID increased beyond pre-pandemic levels beginning in July 2020, with a considerable shift from June to December 2021 (varying from 10% to 14%).
- The rate of SIDS increased throughout the pandemic vs pre-pandemic duration, with the most substantial boost in July 2021 (IR, 1.18; 95% CI, 1.13-1.22) and August 2021 (IR, 1.17; 95% CI, 1.13-1.22).
- Seasonal modifications in hospitalizations for breathing syncytial infection (RSV) associated with month-to-month modifications in SUID observed throughout 2021.
IN PRACTICE:
“These findings support the hypothesis that off-season revivals in endemic transmittable pathogens might be connected with SUID rates, with RSV rates in the United States carefully estimating this shift,” the research study authors composed.
SOURCE:
This research study was led by Emma G. Guare of Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Pennsylvania. It was released online on September 26 in JAMA Network Open
CONSTRAINTS:
The research study utilized CDC death information instead of connected baby birth and death information. Information were restricted by state reporting. There was insufficient race and ethnic background reporting. The retrospective nature of the information and the absence of constant pediatrician input into death examinations caused over- or underidentification of the function of infection. The research study might not examine other danger aspects for SIDS, such as cigarette smoking, breastfeeding, and modifications in child care usage, which were most likely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
DISCLOSURES:
None reported.
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