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The cry characteristics of an infant who died of the sudden infant death syndrome.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  7300264     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Fourteen cries of a four day old infant who subsequently died suddenly of unexplained causes were analyzed on nine acoustic characteristics including fo, duration, formant frequencies and sound pressure level. In comparison to a group of newborn controls, the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) victim's cries exhibited a lower fo, longer duration, lower formant frequencies and greater sound pressure level throughout the spectrum. Cry duration and sound pressure levels, however, deviated in excess on one standard deviation from the mean of the other newborns. Similar findings resulted when the SIDS infant was compared to a group of full term infants who were siblings of SIDS victims, although the magnitude of the differences was slightly less especially with respect to sound pressure level. Measurement of selected acoustic variables in a newborn's cry may be of value in our understanding of SIDS and for identifying infants at risk.
Authors:
R H Colton; A Steinschneider
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The Journal of speech and hearing disorders     Volume:  46     ISSN:  0022-4677     ISO Abbreviation:  J Speech Hear Disord     Publication Date:  1981 Nov 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1982-01-20     Completed Date:  1982-01-20     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0376335     Medline TA:  J Speech Hear Disord     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  359-63     Citation Subset:  IM    
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acoustics
Crying*
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Sound Spectrography
Sudden Infant Death / psychology*
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
N01-HO-5-2853/HO/NHLBI NIH HHS

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