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Publication Date: 1985-Nov-14
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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Joint Hearing before Certain Subcommittees of the Committee on Post Office and Civil Service and the Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families. House of Representatives, Ninety-Ninth Congress, First Session, November 14, 1985.
Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.; Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.; Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
Testimony in this congressional hearing focused on the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), the major cause of death in infants over 1 month of age in the United States. Three panels of witnesses, comprised of concerned parents, academicians, and national and regional officers of service organizations, (1) provide an overview of the research and clinical perspectives on SIDS, (2) report on the federal government's research program effort, (3) discuss block grants and SIDS-related counseling services, (4) describe the use of home infant health monitoring devices, and (5) share the experiences of parents who have lost their children to SIDS. Also included in the transcript are the statement of Lewis P. Lipsitt, Professor of Psychology and Medical Science, Brown University, summarizing what is currently known about the syndrome, facts about the status of SIDS services in the states, and the Comptroller General's report to Congress concerning the effect of block grants on sudden infant death syndrome services. (RH)
Descriptors: Block Grants, Diseases, Financial Needs, Financial Support, Hearings, Incidence, Infant Mortality, Profiles, Research Needs, State Programs, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Congress of the U. S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Post Office and Civil Service.; Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Committee on Energy and Commerce.; Congress of the U.S., Washington, DC. House Select Committee on Children, Youth, and Families.
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