Deaths and near deaths of healthy newborn infants while bed sharing on maternity wards

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 275-279

  Thach, B T ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

bed sharing; infant deaths; maternity wards; skin to skin

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BED SHARING; BRAIN INJURY; BREAST FEEDING EDUCATION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; KANGAROO CARE; MALE; MATERNITY WARD; NEWBORN; NEWBORN APNEA; NEWBORN DEATH; NEWBORN NEAR DEATH; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME; SUFFOCATION; ASPHYXIA; BED; CHILD CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; INFANT; INFANT MORTALITY; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; OBJECT RELATION; SLEEP;

ASPHYXIA; BEDS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; INFANT MORTALITY; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; SLEEP;

EID: 84898601763     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2013.184     Document Type: Article

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