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Postnatal Depression Increases Risk of SIDS


 

 


 

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Sept 02 - Results of a study published in the August issue of the British Journal of General Practice confirm a New Zealand study's findings that postnatal depression may increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

"In New Zealand, an association has been shown between postnatal depression and SIDS," Dr. D. M. B. Hall, of Sheffield Children's Hospital, UK, and colleagues note. In a case-control study, they tested this association. They collected demographic and obstetric data from the Sheffield Child Development Study and administered the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) at 1 month postpartum.

The researchers report that there were 32,984 live births during the study period (1988 to 1993). Forty-two babies died with the cause registered as SIDS during this time, and 92 died from other causes.

Multivariate analysis showed that smoking was the most significant risk factor for SIDS (odds ratio [OR] = 7.24). This was followed by a high EPDS (OR = 3.20) and residence in an area of poverty (OR = 2.33).

"Intervention programmes to identify and treat depression should recognise the probable multifactorial nature of the associations," Dr. Hall and colleagues note. "The identification and treatment of postnatal depression may be important for the safety and well-being of the infant as well as that of the mother."

Br J Gen Pract 2002;52:636-640.

 

 

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