Directory of Research Resources

Home > Health > Child Health > Conditions and Diseases > SIDS > Research

Contains research papers and theories associated with Cot Death (SIDS) and related conditions.

Subcategories

• Research Organizations

Resources in This Category

• ADC: Electromagnetic fields produced by incubators influence heart rate variability in newborns

  http://fn.bmj.com/content/early/2008/05/01/adc.2007.132738.1.abstract
  Research demonstrating that incubator electromagnetic fields affects heart rate variability in newborn babies. Full paper is available in PDF for a fee.

• BBC News: Lung flaw link to cot death risk

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5278478.stm
  Research finding that babies born with specific variants of three key lung genes are 14 times more likely to die from cot death.

• Cot Life 2000

  http://www.cotlife2000.co.nz/
  Discusses a theory that cot death is caused by toxic gases released from mattresses and offers suggestions for its prevention.

• First Candle: Toxic Gas Theory, Mattresses and SIDS

  http://www.firstcandle.org/~candle/cms/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Toxic_Gas_Theory.pdf
  Summarises results from a number of studies into toxic gas theory, and concludes there is a lack of evidence to support the theory as a cause of SIDS.

• Lancet: Infection and sudden unexpected death in infancy: a systematic retrospective case review

  http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(08)60798-9/abstract
  Research by Weber MA et al suggesting a possible link between bacterial infection and cot death. [Abstract only, Payment required for full paper]

• New Scientist: Nicotine's double link to cot death

  http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2771
  Article discussing research finding that nicotine not only disrupts a baby's breathing, but can also disrupt the early development of neural circuits that guard against breathing cessation during sleep.

 

Home > Health > Child Health > Conditions and Diseases > SIDS > Research

 

---

 

Thanks to DMOZ, which built a great web directory for nearly two decades and freely shared it with the web. About us