Highlights
- Key Message: Sudden infant death syndrome remains a common cause of death in infants in North Carolina and has identifiable risk factors.
- What does it add to the existing literature: This study includes all SIDS cases in NC from 2007-2016, making it a larger and more contemporary population study.
- What is the impact: Low maternal education, low birth weight, less than 39 weeks gestational age, smoking, and non-Hispanic Black race are associated with SIDS. Hispanic ethnicity is a protective factor.
Introduction
Sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, is the sudden unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant