Dissertation
Extending the reach: a retrospective cohort study of Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Infancy in Queensland, Australia
University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Doctor of Philosophy, University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
2021
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.25907/00039
Abstract
This research presents the findings of the Queensland SUDI Study, a retrospective cohort study of all cases of Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Infancy (SUDI) that occurred in Queensland between 2010 and 2014. In Australia, SUDI is the leading category of potentially avoidable infant mortality and a significant public health concern. Australia has shown significant progress in reducing sudden and unexpected infant deaths over the past 25 years. The public health campaigns of the 1990s—which advised parents to place their infants supine to sleep—saw SUDI decline by over 85%. However, Queensland compares poorly with the rest of Australia. Queensland experienced one of the smallest decreases in sudden infant death of all states and territories, resulting in an excess burden of sudden and unexpected infant mortality relative to Australia. Mortality rate reductions have also stalled, with little to no change in unexpected infant mortality since 2002. This is largely due to disparities in deaths occurring in the lowest socioeconomic areas in Queensland, and among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander infants.
Details
- Title
- Extending the reach: a retrospective cohort study of Sudden Unexpected Deaths in Infancy in Queensland, Australia
- Authors
- Rebecca Shipstone
- Contributors
- Jeanine Young (Supervisor) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - LegacyLauren Kearney (Supervisor) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - LegacyJohn M D Thompson (Supervisor) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy
- Awarding institution
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- Degree awarded
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Publisher
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland
- DOI
- 10.25907/00039
- Organisation Unit
- School of Health - Nursing; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99511108202621
- Output Type
- Dissertation
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