SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME
In my reading on the subject of SIDS, I found that SIDS deaths are not related to any kind of diseases or there is no kind of warning signs to prevent this from happening to infants in the United States or in other countries. I was so amazed how the researchers said to lay a baby on their backs instead of their stomachs. When I was having children laying a baby on their stomachs were the appropriate way. I have learned that in order to prevent SIDS, you should not smoke during pregnancy or around the baby, limited caffeine intake, don’t put blankets on babies. Do not sleep with baby in the same bed as others. Put babies to bed with a pacifier. You should breast feed babies instead of bottle feeding them. Researchers say boys are more likely to die from SIDS than girls. I found out that babies in Japan and the Netherlands have the lowest SIDS cases. Statistics show that Sudden infant death syndrome have a decrease in the death of infants in the United States and other countries, like Japan have a 30% decline and the Netherlands and Norway have an 82% decline in death rates We can teach new parents-to-be about the facts and statistics about the danger in smoking and drinking alcohol while pregnant to help them know more about SIDS, and to help them to protect their babies.
I like your posting on SIDS. It seems that many parents and early childhood education students often are not aware of SIDS. Many factors are predictor for SIDS and these could easily be prevented.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the informational post! I do not know much about SIDS but it seems that you gathered informtion that indicates there are prevetnion measures that can be taken in order to decrease the chances of SIDS. All parents should be educated on this topic.
ReplyDeleteI also wrote about SIDS. It funny that you metioned putting babies to sleep on their backs instead of their stomach. This was a contant battle between my grandmother and I. She was holding on strong to what she was told and there was no convincing her that it had changed. SIDS is a mysterious syndrome that takes the lives of infants everyday. I really hope that research will soon give us some more insight on causes and prevention.
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