A study led by faculty and students at Penn State College of Medicine was recently featured in the Washington Post.
October 11, 2024 Penn State College of Medicine News
In a study recently published in JAMA Network Open, researchers found that sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) and sudden infant death (SUID) and sudden infant death, especially found an increased risk of death syndrome (SIDS).
The research team looked at the incidence of both SUID and SIDS during the COVID-19 pandemic and compared it to the period just before the pandemic. Based on national mortality data provided by the CDC, there were 14,308 cases of SUID from March 1, 2018 to December 31, 2021.
The researchers found that the risk of SUID and SIDS increased during the pandemic when the number of monthly infections was compared to before the pandemic. The largest increase was observed in 2021, with SUID and SIDS rates increasing by 9% and 10%, respectively, compared to pre-pandemic. There was a notable change in SUID rates from June to December 2021, with monthly SUID rates increasing between 10% and 14% compared to pre-pandemic levels.
The research team also included fourth-year medical student Emma Guare. Associate Professor Eric Batra (Pediatrics and Family and Community Medicine) and Associate Professor Catherine Pauls (Medicine). Vernon Chinchilli, Distinguished Professor of Public Health Sciences; Paddy Ssentongo, Assistant Professor of Public Health Sciences; and Rong Zhao, a doctoral student in biostatistics.
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