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Sudden infant death syndrome. how tragedy can often be avoided

It would be better… 3.6 out of every 1,000 live births in France every year die before the age of 12 months, almost half of them in the first week of life. “If France did as well as Sweden or Finland, we could hope for 1,000 fewer deaths a year.”explains Pr: Jean-Christophe Rosen, Head of the Department of Neonatology at the University Hospital of Nantes and President of the French Society of Neonatology. According to the November 2022 Euro-Peristat infant mortality report, which has increased by 7% between 2012 and 2019, France now ranks 20th.e from the 28th. But because it is one of the few countries in Europe without a database to monitor and understand excess infant mortality, we are limited to speculation.

Sudden infant death syndrome is the leading cause of death in healthy children between 1 and 12 months of age. “It affects up to 400 infants each year, with a peak at around 4 months of age.”reminds Pr: Christel…

Source: Le Figaro

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