A Study On Sudden Infant Death Syndrome

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome remains the leading cause of post-neonatal mortality (under the age of one) in developed countries. The causes of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome have been puzzling and research is being conducted to solve this catastrophic problem. Having a child under the age of one makes me very concerned, along with any other parent(s), that the possibility of SIDS could affect any infant at anytime, SIDS does not discriminate. I am seeking to find the possible causes to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome so in the future deaths could be avoided.

The researchers noted that the SIDS rates for Northern Plains Indians have consistently been higher than the national average. There were 1.5 American Indian infant deaths per every 1,000 live births in 1999, compared to 0.7 deaths per every 1,000 live births for all other races combined. The highest rate of infant mortality among all Indian Health Service (IHS) areas occurred in the Aberdeen Area Indian Health Service (AAIHS), which is located in North and South Dakota, Iowa, and Nebraska. All IHS regions had seen a 42% decrease in the SIDS rates, from 2.77 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1992-1994 to 1.61 infant deaths per every 1,000 live births in 1996-1998. However, the AAIHS rates remained fairly steady; in 1992-1994, 1994-1996, and 1996-1998, the rates were 3.66, 3.55, and 3.46 per every 1,000 live births, respectively. The purpose of this study was to find out what the risk factors for SIDS are amongst this population. This study was a case-control, population-based study made up of 33 SIDS case babies and 66 living control babies living in the Aberdeen Area. The important statistical findings revealed that while there were some similarities between the case and control studies, there were also differences. For example, 15.2% of the case infants were put to sleep on their stomach, while 13.6% of the control infants were placed on their stomach. Case and control

The Iowa Sudden Infant Death Syndrome foundation is a non-profit organization that provides help to families that experienced SIDS, and donates to SIDS Research. This foundation gives a wide amount of support to families who have experienced a child passing away from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome or SIDS. They hold numerous events to raise money for medical research to find a cause of SIDS, such as different walks or awareness events. The Iowa SIDS foundation also provides educational recourses for things that are recognized as something that could prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.

The NIOSH study reveals that working women’s i.e., reproductive age involved in smoking has adverse effects on their pregnancy and the health of their infant. The evaluation of data of 2009-2013 from the National Health Interview Survey discovered there were 17% of working women who were smokers at their reproductive age and 76% were daily smokers. Further, the study shows the women working in certain industries and businesses have higher smoking

Infants whose mothers smoked during their pregnancy are more likely to become victims of SIDS, something as simple as quitting smoking can potentially save your child’s life. Also, it is more prevalent in families where cigarette smoke is found in the home regularly (Caldwell, 1995). SIDS deaths do recur in families; the rate among siblings of babies who die of SIDS is four to seven times higher than that for those who Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 3 have never had an incidence (Valdes-Dapena,

It still remains a question as to what exactly causes SIDS. There have been various amounts of studies, and many different reasons contributed to SIDS. Many doctors and researchers say that SIDS occurs mostly in pre-mature and low-birth-weight babies along with mothers who smoke and don’t get/take enough care during pregnancy (Carolan, Tabib and Tsou). Both physical and environmental factors have been shown to impact SIDS according to the Mayo Clinic in the United States. The three physical factors associated with SIDS involve brain

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Despite a decline in SIDS related deaths in all Ethnic groups within the US in 2013, African Americans, Native Americans, and Alaskan Natives had double the SIDS related mortality rate when compared to non-Hispanic whites References (CDC, 2017). This disparity reiterates the importance of additional education regarding SIDS prevention measures to further decrease the rate of occurrence.

Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), also called crib death, is the death without apparent organic cause of an infant under the age of one year (Lerner, 2008). It is very hard to define sudden infant death syndrome because there is no known cause to why this happens to infants. Many argue that the child’s environment may have an impact on SIDS. “The vast majority of reported and published SIDS cases come from countries and continents in the Earth's temperate zones (Kiple, 2003).” In some studies doctors believe the prenatal or lack thereof is the cause. Based on several recent and older studies the cause remains conclusive.

Out of the ten Health Concepts Statement, I planned to go over the Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) which is the leading cause of death among infants between 1 week and 1 year of age. I have never heard of this health issue until now. As I did a bit of some research in the textbook and other cites, in the textbook, it mentions what can occur to an infant between one week and one year of age to die. According to the textbook of Understanding Your Health, sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), occurs when some mothers who smoked during pregnancy. Later, the textbook states that the statistic also shows that infants are most likely to develop chronic respiratory problems, have more frequent colic, be hospitalized, and have poorer overall health

What is sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)? SIDS is when an infant passes away unexpectedly before the age of 1. According to the article, The Factors Contributing to the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, SIDS is non explanatory after a thorough investigation, which may include an autopsy, evaluation of where the infant passed away, and medical history. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, nearly 1,500 infants passed away from SIDS in 2013. SIDS is the number one cause of infant death and can happen during the first month to first year of life. According to the article published by The Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine, According to the National Institute for Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), “African American babies are twice as likely as Caucasian babies to die from SIDS, and Native American and Alaska Native babies are three times as likely. The same high rates of SIDS cases that occur among Native Americans in the United States are found among First Nations tribes in Canada and aboriginal groups in Australia and New Zealand. The reason for these differences is not yet known, but may be related to other risk factors listed below."

Studies have shown an association between exposure to cigarette smoking and infant death. Research has shown that infants of smoking mothers are 3 times more likely to die of SIDS than infants of non-smoking mothers.4 Paternal and second hand smoking also have some effect on SIDS.4 Quitting smoking during and after pregnancy, as well as keeping infants from a smoking environment can help reduce the risk of infant death.

Despite the fact that changes in medical care for pre-term babies, the United States is actually still having exceedingly bad result in infant deaths than any other developed countries. Smoking cigarettes throughout pregnancy are one of the absolute most imperative avoidable driving causes. Compared with other risk factors in the perinatal period, exposure to tobacco smoke is thought to be the riskiest one, and it can prompt to complications such as low birth weight, congenital disabilities, and sudden infant death syndrome, and all of which combine the causes of infant

Tobacco exposure is linked to the low birth rate, premature birth, and sudden infant death syndrome (Zhou et al., 2014) It is reported that twice as many mothers who are exposed to second hand smoke or smoke themselves give birth to underweight babies. The size of an infant’s head is decreased due to prenatal tobacco exposure.

Smoking starts causing harm, even to the unborn. A mother is a baby`s only form of life support through the umbilical cord. So,