SIDS AND INFANT MORTALITY IN CHICAGO

本合同的主要目的是深入研究所有突发事件， 新生儿后期芝加哥居民的婴儿死亡率 将包括所有明显的婴儿猝死综合症病例， 两岁 具体而言，承包商将制定并实施 标准化和详细的死亡现场调查协议， 验尸，收集和制备病理学标本的法医 SIDS和其他死亡对照婴儿，审查医学检查病例， 确定死亡原因，并调查潜在的贡献 SIDS和其他新生儿后期死亡原因的风险因素。

The major purpose of this contract will be to examine in depth all Sudden Infant deaths among Chicago residents in the postneonatal period which will include all apparent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) cases up to two years of age. Specifically, the Contractor will develop and implement protocols for standardized and detailed death scene investigation and autopsies, collect and prepare pathology specimens of Medical Examiner SIDS and other dead control infants, review Medical Examiner cases to determine the cause of death, and investigate contributions of potential risk factors for SIDS and other causes of postneonatal deaths.