In the New Year is increasing child mortality

In the New Year holidays significantly increases the incidence of sudden infant death syndrome. Experts believe that the blame should be and parents, who are too addicted to drink and forget to watch the kids.

As shown by a new study, January 1 in the United States by sudden infant death syndrome   die significantly more children than any other day of the year. The exact causes of this phenomenon are not yet established, but experts believe that to a certain extent in the guilty parents. On the night of December 31 to January 1, many of them drink so much that disabled at some time or watching the kids worse than usual.

"Impaired by alcohol parents are less able to provide their children's care and protection - said study author David Phillips, a sociologist from the University of California at San Diego. - And the same applies to sudden infant death syndrome . In a state of alcoholic intoxication grown less willing to protect their children, it is one of the major risk factors. "

Professor Phillips has long been engaged in the sociological aspect sudden infant death syndrome   (SIDS). Academic interested in how certain actions of parents affect the frequency of such symptoms. His new study published in the journal Addiction.

Phillips and colleagues analyzed information on 129,090 deaths from SIDS from 1973 to 2006, and a further 295 to 151 infant deaths not related to SIDS in the same period of time. It turned out that most children die from sudden infant death syndrome   1st of January. On this festive day mortality from SIDS grow by more than 30% compared to other days of the year.

Death rates from other causes kids January 1 does not grow. In the study there is no information on the exact causes of SIDS - only statistics and assumptions.

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