TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - U-shaped pillows and sleep-related infant deaths, United States, 2004-2015
JO  - Maternal and child health journal
A1  - Cottengim, Carri
A1  - Parks, Sharyn E.
A1  - Erck Lambert, Alexa B.
A1  - Dykstra, Heather K.
A1  - Shaw, Esther
A1  - Johnston, Emily
A1  - Olson, Christine K.
A1  - Shapiro-Mendoza, Carrie K.
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1092-7875
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10995-019-02847-9
ID  - ref1
ER  -