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Cepeda S. J, Zenteno A. D, Fuentes S. C, Brockmann V. P. Sudden unexpected death in infancy: update and preventive measures. Andes pediatr [Internet]. 2021 Aug. 23 [cited 2025 Sep. 30];92(4):609-16. Available from: https://andespediatrica.cl/index.php/rchped/article/view/3356
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Sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) - defined as the death of a child under 1 year of age during sleep with no initially obvious cause - remains one of the most common causes of post-neonatal mortality. Approximately 3,500 infants die annually in the United States from sleep-related deaths. A complex and multifactorial origin is postulated in a vulnerable infant. However, the pathophysiology of SUDI has not been fully understood. Health care providers play a key role in promoting preventive measures described in the literature, which include sleeping in a supine position on a firm surface, avoiding smoking and co-sleeping, promoting breastfeeding, among others. The objective of this review is to summarize the main epidemiological and physiopathological characteristics of SUDI, and safe sleep-related factors.Los contenidos publicados en esta revista están protegidos bajo una Licencia Creative Commons Atribución 4.0 Internacional (CC BY 4.0). Esto significa que cualquier persona es libre de compartir, usar y construir a partir de este artículo, incluso con fines comerciales, siempre que se otorgue el crédito apropiado al autor original, se proporcione un enlace a la licencia, se indique el nombre y edición de la Revista.
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