Table 1

Case profiles of the study

Victims (n=43)Age (range)SexDeath diagnosis
MFExplained deaths Controls
(n=16)
Unexplained deaths
(n=27)
Fetuses (n=24)27–39 gw1014Necrotising chorioamnionitis (n=5)
Congenital heart disease (n=4) Smoking mothers (n=2)
SIUDS (n=15)

Smoking mothers (n=12)
Infants (n=19)1–8 months10 9Pneumonia (n=4)
Congenital heart disease (n=3) Smoking mothers (n=1)
SIDS (n=12)

Smoking mothers (n=9)
  • gw, gestational week; SIDS, sudden infant death syndrome; SIUDS, sudden intrauterine unexplained death syndrome.