Maternal Smoking and Infant Mortality Report: A Comprehensive Analysis

This report examines the correlation between maternal smoking and the risk of infant mortality, specifically focusing on sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The research includes a hypothesis, research questions using the PICO framework, and SMART objectives. The study aims to measure the reduction in infant mortality risk by 50% through the reduction of maternal smoking during pregnancy and the restriction of co-sleeping. The report outlines a research goal of estimating the reduction in SIDS risk by reducing both prenatal and postnatal maternal smoking. The analysis utilizes an odds ratio (OR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) to assess the impact of maternal smoking on infant mortality up to 6 months of age. The report also includes a literature review with a reference to a meta-analysis on the topic. This comprehensive analysis offers insights into the importance of reducing maternal smoking to improve infant health outcomes.

Running head: INFANT MORTALITY
Maternal smoking and increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome
Name of the Student
Name of the University
Author Note

1
INFANT MORTALITY
Topic
Maternal smoking and increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome
Research Hypothesis
There will be no difference in the rate of infant death syndrome in relation to the rate of
maternal smoking
Research hypothesis alternative
There will significant difference in the rate of infant death syndrome in relation to the rate of
maternal smoking
A research question using PO
What is the rate of occurrence of infant mortality arising out of maternal smoking in Saudi-
Arabia during the tenure of 2015 to 2017?
A research question using PECO
What is the infant death syndrome (SIDS) risk among the smoking mother in comparison to
the non-smoking mothers?
A research question using PICO
P (problem or patient or
population)
Infant death syndrome
I (Intervention) Prevention of maternal smoking (prenatal and post natal)
C (Comparison) Reduced rate of smoking (prenatal and post natal)
O (Outcome) Reduced rate of infant death syndrome

2
INFANT MORTALITY
Question: Does prevention of maternal smoking during pregnancy helps to reduce the rate of
infant death syndrome?
Research objectives (SMART)
Measurement of the reducing in the rate of sudden infant mortality risk by 50% via
decreasing prenatal smoking among mothers during early pregnancy via counselling and
restricting co-sleeping of infants with postnatal smoking mothers. The odds ratio (OR)
corresponding to 95% confidence interval (CI) will be used to measure the decrease in the
risk of sudden infant death syndrome in relation to maternal smoking for up to 6 months of
infant’s age.
Research goal
To estimate the reduction in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) risk via reducing
the rate of both postnatal and prenatal and postnatal maternal smoking.

3
INFANT MORTALITY
Bibliography
Zhang, Kui and Xianmin Wang, Maternal Smoking And Increased Risk Of Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis (Legal medicine, vol: 15; issue:3; 2013)

4
INFANT MORTALITY