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• TITLE: Maternal Smoking During Pregnancy and Sudden Infant Death Using the National Maternal and Infant Health Survey: A Case-Case Study

  AUTHORS: Kathleen F Brookfield, James D Wilkinson, Barbara Luke, Kristopher Arheart, Eleni Sfakianaki

  KEYWORDS: Sudden Infant Death, Smoking, Pregnancy, Passive Smoking, Breastfeeding

  JOURNAL NAME: International Journal of Clinical Medicine, Vol.2 No.3, July 21, 2011

  ABSTRACT: We utilized data from the National Maternal and Infant Health Survey (NMHIS) to analyze the risk of SIDS and other infant deaths among women who smoke during pregnancy adjusting for potentially modifiable risk factors such as secondhand smoke exposure and breastfeeding. The following variables were assessed with respect to risk for SIDS and other infant deaths: smoking exposure, level of education, infant and maternal age, infant and maternal birthweight, maternal BMI, gender, secondhand smoke exposure, breast feeding, prenatal vitamins, WIC, multiple gestation, sleep apnea monitor prescription, sleep apnea incidents and maternal alcohol use. Univariate analysis and multivariate logistic regression were performed to identify variables significantly associated with the odds of mortality from SIDS. Analysis utilized weighted estimates using SUDAAN 9.0.0 to adjust for design effects. A p-value