The medical history (history of illness) represents an important component in the diagnosis of sudden infant death syndrome.
Family history
- What is the general health of your family members?
- Are there any diseases in your family that are common?
- Are there any hereditary diseases in your family?
Social history
- What is your profession?
- Are you unemployed?
Current medical history/systemic history (somatic and psychological complaints).
- Finding situation:
- Where was the child sleeping? In a separate bed in the bedroom? In your bed?
- In what position did the child sleep? Prone, side or supine position?
- How was the child covered? Thick blankets?
- What was the temperature of your bedroom?
- Has the child ever been unconscious? Has he or she had respiratory failure?
- Has the child been breastfed?
Vegetative anamnesis incl. nutritional anamnesis.
- Is your child vaccinated according to current vaccination recommendations?
- Do you or your partner smoke? If so, how many cigarettes, cigars or pipes per day? Did you smoke during pregnancy?
- Do you drink alcohol more often? If yes, what drink(s) and how many glasses of it per day?
- Do you or your partner use drugs? If yes, which drugs and how often per day or per week? Did you use drugs during pregnancy?
Self history incl. drug history.
- Pre-existing conditions
- Operations
- Radiotherapy
- Vaccination status
- Allergies
- Pregnancies
- Environmental history
- Medication history