@article{ref1,
title="U-shaped pillows and sleep-related infant deaths, United States, 2004-2015",
journal="Maternal and child health journal",
year="2019",
author="Cottengim, Carri and Parks, Sharyn E. and Erck Lambert, Alexa B. and Dykstra, Heather K. and Shaw, Esther and Johnston, Emily and Olson, Christine K. and Shapiro-Mendoza, Carrie K.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVES: To describe infant deaths where a u-shaped pillow was under or around an infant and to describe cases classified as Explained Suffocation. <br><br>METHODS: We examined demographics and circumstances of 141 infant deaths during 2004-2015 in the US National Fatality Review Case Reporting System with u-shaped pillows in the sleep environment. <br><br>RESULTS: Most infants were < 6 months old (92%), male (58%), non-Hispanic White (53%), and of the nine explained suffocation deaths, four occurred when the u-shaped pillow obstructed the infant's airway; five occurred when the infant rolled off the pillow and their airway was obstructed by another object. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS FOR PRACTICE: Although infrequent, infant deaths with u-shaped pillows have occurred. Health care providers may include discussion of the importance of caregivers following infant product packaging precautions and warning labels for commonly used consumer products, such as u-shaped pillows in their advice to caregivers.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1092-7875",
doi="10.1007/s10995-019-02847-9",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10995-019-02847-9"
}