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'''Forgotten baby syndrome''' refers to a phenomenon in which young children are mistakenly left in vehicles.<ref name="Kelland & Finlay">{{cite journal|first1=Richard|last1=Lee-Kelland|first2=Fiona|last2=Finlay|url=https://adc.bmj.com/content/archdischild/104/Suppl_3/A30.2.full.pdf|title=GP3 'Forgotten baby syndrome': a systematic review and analysis of caregiver intention|journal=Archives of Disease in Childhood|volume=104|issue=Suppl. 3|date=2019}}</ref> Over 25% of parents with children under 3 have forgotten their child in a car.<ref name="Breitfeld">{{cite journal|title=Hot-Car Deaths and Forgotten-Baby Syndrome: A Case Against Prosecution|first=Erika|last=Breitfeld|year=2020|volume=25|journal=Berkeley Journal of Criminal Law|url=https://www.bjcl.org/assets/files/Breitfeld_Final_05.30.pdf|pages=72–106}}</ref>{{rp|77}} Each year, |
'''Forgotten baby syndrome''' refers to a phenomenon in which young children are mistakenly left in vehicles.<ref name="Kelland & Finlay">{{cite journal|first1=Richard|last1=Lee-Kelland|first2=Fiona|last2=Finlay|url=https://adc.bmj.com/content/archdischild/104/Suppl_3/A30.2.full.pdf|title=GP3 'Forgotten baby syndrome': a systematic review and analysis of caregiver intention|journal=Archives of Disease in Childhood|volume=104|issue=Suppl. 3|date=2019}}</ref> Over 25% of parents with children under 3 have forgotten their child in a car.<ref name="Breitfeld">{{cite journal|title=Hot-Car Deaths and Forgotten-Baby Syndrome: A Case Against Prosecution|first=Erika|last=Breitfeld|year=2020|volume=25|journal=Berkeley Journal of Criminal Law|url=https://www.bjcl.org/assets/files/Breitfeld_Final_05.30.pdf|pages=72–106}}</ref>{{rp|77}} Each year, in the US, about 37 of such children subsequently die of [[hyperthermia]].<ref name="Kelland & Finlay"/> |
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According to David Diamond, a psychology professor at the [[University of South Florida]] who has been studying the phenomenon since 2004, the phenomenon is a consequence of tension between the brain's habit-memory and prospective-memory systems,<ref name="Pelletiere">{{cite news|work=[[ABC News]]|title='Forgotten Baby Syndrome': A Parent’s Nightmare of Hot Car Death|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/forgotten-baby-syndrome-parents-nightmare-hot-car-death/story?id=40431117|date=July 14, 2016|first=Nicole|last=Pelletiere}}</ref> which is resolved when [[basal ganglia]] "habit memory" suppresses the "[[prospective memory]]" system of the [[hippocampus]] and the [[prefrontal cortex]],<ref name="Breitfeld"/>{{rp|78, 83}}<ref name="Rosenblatt">{{cite news|title=Hot Car Deaths: Scientists Detail Why Parents Forget Their Children|work=[[NBC News]]|date=June 27, 2017|first=Kalhan|last=Rosenblatt|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hot-cars-and-kids/hot-car-deaths-scientists-detail-why-parents-forget-their-children-n777076}}</ref><ref name="Thomas">{{cite news|work=[[Consumer Reports]]|title=Research Shows That Anyone Could Forget a Kid in a Hot Car|first=Emily A.|last=Thomas|date=August 18, 2022|url=https://www.consumerreports.org/car-safety/anyone-could-forget-kids-in-hot-car-forgotten-baby-syndrome-a3901940661/}}</ref> resulting in what he calls "autopilot".<ref name="Rosenblatt"/><ref name="Thomas"/><ref>{{cite news|work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2018/07/16/psychology-how-infants-forgotten-cars-and-tips-how-prevent/756523002/|title=You say it could never happen, but it does. Here are the reasons infants are left in cars|first=Anna|last=Groves|date=July 26, 2018}}</ref> Other psychologists have suggested the phenomenon is functionally similar to forgetting keys in a car<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Arizona State University]]|first=Leslie|last=Minton|title=Study: Hot cars can hit deadly temperatures in as little as one hour|date=May 24, 2018|url=https://news.asu.edu/20180516-discoveries-asu-study-hot-cars-can-hit-deadly-temperatures-within-one-hour}}</ref> or forgetting to post a letter.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[BBC News]]|title=Mother suffered 'forgotten baby syndrome', death inquest told|date=March 22, 2017|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-39335376}}</ref> |
According to David Diamond, a psychology professor at the [[University of South Florida]] who has been studying the phenomenon since 2004, the phenomenon is a consequence of tension between the brain's habit-memory and prospective-memory systems,<ref name="Pelletiere">{{cite news|work=[[ABC News]]|title='Forgotten Baby Syndrome': A Parent’s Nightmare of Hot Car Death|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Lifestyle/forgotten-baby-syndrome-parents-nightmare-hot-car-death/story?id=40431117|date=July 14, 2016|first=Nicole|last=Pelletiere}}</ref> which is resolved when [[basal ganglia]] "habit memory" suppresses the "[[prospective memory]]" system of the [[hippocampus]] and the [[prefrontal cortex]],<ref name="Breitfeld"/>{{rp|78, 83}}<ref name="Rosenblatt">{{cite news|title=Hot Car Deaths: Scientists Detail Why Parents Forget Their Children|work=[[NBC News]]|date=June 27, 2017|first=Kalhan|last=Rosenblatt|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/hot-cars-and-kids/hot-car-deaths-scientists-detail-why-parents-forget-their-children-n777076}}</ref><ref name="Thomas">{{cite news|work=[[Consumer Reports]]|title=Research Shows That Anyone Could Forget a Kid in a Hot Car|first=Emily A.|last=Thomas|date=August 18, 2022|url=https://www.consumerreports.org/car-safety/anyone-could-forget-kids-in-hot-car-forgotten-baby-syndrome-a3901940661/}}</ref> resulting in what he calls "autopilot".<ref name="Rosenblatt"/><ref name="Thomas"/><ref>{{cite news|work=[[Milwaukee Journal Sentinel]]|url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2018/07/16/psychology-how-infants-forgotten-cars-and-tips-how-prevent/756523002/|title=You say it could never happen, but it does. Here are the reasons infants are left in cars|first=Anna|last=Groves|date=July 26, 2018}}</ref> Other psychologists have suggested the phenomenon is functionally similar to forgetting keys in a car<ref>{{cite web|work=[[Arizona State University]]|first=Leslie|last=Minton|title=Study: Hot cars can hit deadly temperatures in as little as one hour|date=May 24, 2018|url=https://news.asu.edu/20180516-discoveries-asu-study-hot-cars-can-hit-deadly-temperatures-within-one-hour}}</ref> or forgetting to post a letter.<ref>{{cite news|work=[[BBC News]]|title=Mother suffered 'forgotten baby syndrome', death inquest told|date=March 22, 2017|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-39335376}}</ref> |
Revision as of 23:22, 5 June 2023
Forgotten baby syndrome refers to a phenomenon in which young children are mistakenly left in vehicles.[1] Over 25% of parents with children under 3 have forgotten their child in a car.[2]: 77 Each year, in the US, about 37 of such children subsequently die of hyperthermia.[1]
According to David Diamond, a psychology professor at the University of South Florida who has been studying the phenomenon since 2004, the phenomenon is a consequence of tension between the brain's habit-memory and prospective-memory systems,[3] which is resolved when basal ganglia "habit memory" suppresses the "prospective memory" system of the hippocampus and the prefrontal cortex,[2]: 78, 83 [4][5] resulting in what he calls "autopilot".[4][5][6] Other psychologists have suggested the phenomenon is functionally similar to forgetting keys in a car[7] or forgetting to post a letter.[8]
Diamond has identified common factors of the phenomenon as "stress, sleep deprivation, and change in routine".[5] Stephen Cowen, a psychology professor at the University of Arizona, has said that stress can render a person "more attentive to the immediate sensory stimuli or threats in your environment but not as attentive to your more distant memory of leaving your children in the car".[9] Other studies have noted an increase in car-related hyperthermia deaths after the popularization of air bags[10]: 7 and rear-facing child safety seats.[2]: 76
There have been several efforts to address the phenomenon through technology, including back-seat alert systems (which note when a backseat is opened prior to driving), car-seat alarms (which detect whether a child is buckled in),[11] and end-of-trip reminders.[12] The Association of Global Automakers and the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers have committed to the standardization of rear-seat-occupant alert systems by 2025.[13] Italy and Israel have enacted laws requiring such safety systems.[14]
See also
Notes
- ^ a b Lee-Kelland, Richard; Finlay, Fiona (2019). "GP3 'Forgotten baby syndrome': a systematic review and analysis of caregiver intention" (PDF). Archives of Disease in Childhood. 104 (Suppl. 3).
- ^ a b c Breitfeld, Erika (2020). "Hot-Car Deaths and Forgotten-Baby Syndrome: A Case Against Prosecution" (PDF). Berkeley Journal of Criminal Law. 25: 72–106.
- ^ Pelletiere, Nicole (July 14, 2016). "'Forgotten Baby Syndrome': A Parent's Nightmare of Hot Car Death". ABC News.
- ^ a b Rosenblatt, Kalhan (June 27, 2017). "Hot Car Deaths: Scientists Detail Why Parents Forget Their Children". NBC News.
- ^ a b c Thomas, Emily A. (August 18, 2022). "Research Shows That Anyone Could Forget a Kid in a Hot Car". Consumer Reports.
- ^ Groves, Anna (July 26, 2018). "You say it could never happen, but it does. Here are the reasons infants are left in cars". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
- ^ Minton, Leslie (May 24, 2018). "Study: Hot cars can hit deadly temperatures in as little as one hour". Arizona State University.
- ^ "Mother suffered 'forgotten baby syndrome', death inquest told". BBC News. March 22, 2017.
- ^ Purtill, Corinne (June 27, 2017). "The neuroscience that explains the awful truth that anyone is capable of accidentally killing their child". Quartz.
- ^ Forston, Jacob W.; Fradella, Henry F. (2022). "A Content Analysis of Criminal Cases Concerning Unattended Children in Vehicles Between 1990 and 2021: Empirically-Based Suggestions for Reform" (PDF). Chapman Law Review. 26: 1–55.
- ^ Roy, Lillian (August 22, 2022). "'Forgotten baby syndrome' is more common than you think. Here's how technology can help". CTV News.
- ^ Speck, Emilee (June 16, 2022). "7 apps and smart technology designed to prevent heatstroke deaths in children". Fox Weather.
- ^ Maddireddy, Mihir (September 5, 2019). "Rear-Seat Occupant Alerts Will Be Standard on All Cars by 2025". Car and Driver.
- ^ Stub, Zev (June 27, 2021). "From August 1: Devices to prevent drivers from forgetting kids in cars". Jerusalem Post.