Taylor E M, Emery J L
Arch Dis Child. 1982 Sep;57(9):668-73. doi: 10.1136/adc.57.9.668.
A detailed pathological and psychosocial study was made of all postperinatal (8 days-2 years) deaths in Sheffield during a 2-year period. The cause of death was classified from the point of view of possible prevention. Of the total of 65 deaths, 35 were unpreventable after the perinatal period, but 9 might have been preventable before birth. Of the 30 other deaths, 20 had evidence of possible treatable disease, and for the majority of these adverse social factors could be identified. Proved non-accidental injury occurred in 2 children and in 3 others there was a high degree of suspicion of 'gentle battering'. Only in 4 children was death unexplained and this apparently represents the local true unexplained cot death rate of 0.16/1000 births.
对谢菲尔德市两年内所有围产期后（8天至2岁）死亡病例进行了详细的病理和社会心理研究。从可能的预防角度对死因进行了分类。在总共65例死亡病例中，35例在围产期后无法预防，但9例在出生前可能是可以预防的。在其他30例死亡病例中，20例有证据表明存在可能可治疗的疾病，并且其中大多数可以确定存在不利的社会因素。经证实有2名儿童发生了非意外性损伤，另有3名儿童高度怀疑遭受了“轻微殴打”。只有4名儿童的死亡原因不明，这显然代表了当地每1000例出生中真正不明原因的婴儿床死亡率为0.16。
