de Jonge G A, Burgmeijer R J, Engelberts A C, Hoogenboezem J, Kostense P J, Sprij A J
National Association for Home Care, Department of Child Health Care, Bunnik.
Arch Dis Child. 1993 Dec;69(6):660-3. doi: 10.1136/adc.69.6.660.
Until the early 1970s the traditional sleeping position for Dutch infants was not prone. After a much publicised lecture in October 1987 on the possible relation between sleeping prone and cot death, the fairly new habit of placing infants prone is being replaced by more traditional positions. The decrease in the prevalence of the prone sleeping position has been documented in six studies. Since 1987 the incidence of registered cot deaths has decreased from 1.04/1000 live births in 1986 to 0.44 in 1991; the real decrease of sudden unexpected death in infancy, however, is greater.
直到20世纪70年代初，荷兰婴儿传统的睡眠姿势都不是趴着。1987年10月一场关于趴着睡觉与婴儿猝死综合征可能存在的关系的讲座被广泛宣传之后，让婴儿趴着这一相当新的习惯正被更传统的姿势所取代。六项研究记录了趴着睡觉姿势的流行率下降情况。自1987年以来，登记的婴儿猝死综合征发病率已从1986年的每1000例活产1.04例降至1991年的0.44例；然而，婴儿意外猝死的实际降幅更大。
