Vitamin A and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Clinical Study Title:
Vitamin A and sudden infant death syndrome in Scandinavia 1992-1995.
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This
study looked at nutritional factors related to sudden
infant death syndrome (SIDS). Parents of children
who died of SIDS were interviewed about their babies’
health and vitamin intake and these results were compared
with dietary intake of healthy babies. This study
found that those babies not given a vitamin supplement
were at an increased risk of SIDS. There was also
a reduced risk of SIDS when the vitamin supplement
had vitamin A in it. There is a lowered risk that
was found when the babies received specifically a
vitamin A supplement. This suggests that a multivitamin
containing vitamin A during the early months of life
can help to reduce the risk of SIDS. |
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Authors:
Alm B. Wennergren G. Norvenius SG. Skjaerven R. Lagercrantz H. Helweg-Larsen
K. Irgens LM. Nordic Epidemiological SIDS Study.
Institution:
Department of Paediatrics, Institute for the Health of Women and
Children, Queen Silvia Children's Hospital, Goteborg, Sweden.
Country of Publication:
Norway
Source:
Acta Paediatrica. 92(2):162-4, 2003.
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