| sudden infant death syndrome | <syndrome> May affect infants of any age, but some risk factors have been identified: term infants who have had a life-threatening period of apnoea (not breathing), premature infants of low birth weight, siblings of infants who have succumbed to sudden infant death syndrome and infants of substance abusing mothers. Peak age is at 2.5 months and 4 months, but can range from 1 month to 1 year. High risk infants should have home monitoring done. It is recommended that the less than 4 month old infant should sleep on their back. Synonym: cot death syndrome. Incidence: 2 per 1,000 live births. Acronym: SIDS (27 Sep 1997) |
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| incubators, infant | Apparatus for maintaining a premature infant in an environment of proper temperature and humidity. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infant | The child up to 24 months of age. The word infant is from the latin meaning not speaking. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infant behaviour | Any observable response or action of a neonate or infant up through the age of 23 months. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infant botulism | Thought to be the most common form of botulism. Infant botulism may be caused by exposure to the infected bacteria through tainted food (for example honey) containing spores. (27 Sep 1997) |
| infant care | Care of infants in the home or institution. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infant colic | A syndrome in early infancy characterised by episodic loud crying, apparent abdominal pain (legs drawn up and rigid abdomen) and irritability. This common condition occurs in about 1 in 10 babies and lasts from 2-3 weeks of age to 3-4 months. Factors include swallowing air during feedings, overfeeding, parental anxiety and cow's milk allergy. Parents should realize that colic is a benign condition and excessive crying is not harmful to the baby. (27 Sep 1997) |
| infant death | Death of a liveborn infant within the first year. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infant equipment | Equipment and furniture used by infants and babies in the home, car, and play area. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infant food | Food processed and manufactured for the nutritional health of children in their first year of life. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infant Hercules | Term applied to young children with precocious sexual and muscular development due to a virilizing adrenocortical disorder. (05 Mar 2000) |
| infant, low birth weight | An infant having a birth weight of 2500 gm. (5.5 lb.) or less but infant, very low birth weight is available for infants having a birth weight of 1500 grams (3.3 lb.) or less. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infant mortality | Perinatal, neonatal, and infant deaths in a given population. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infant mortality rate | The number of children dying under a year of age divided by the number of live births that year. The infant mortality rate in the united states, which was 12.5 per 1,000 live births in 1980, fell to 9.2 per 1,000 live births in 1990. (12 Dec 1998) |
| infant, newborn | An infant during the first month after birth. (12 Dec 1998) |