SIDS: Sudden And Unexplained Death Of An Infant During Sleep

          In the Western world, SIDS is the most common cause of death for infants between two weeks and one year of age, but SIDS also occurs throughout the world. SIDS most commonly happens during sleep, although it can occur anywhere, such as in baby carriages, safety car seats, or

For as long as we can remember we are always told to never sleep with your baby that you could suffocate them by rolling over on them or what not. In a study by Davies, he found that prior to the 1700's co-sleeping was a normal thing around the world. It was not until the 1800's when the western society moved away from co-sleeping to an independent sleeping arrangement claiming the child will be too attached and have security problems; you will never get the child to sleep in their own bed; the child will not learn independence; or, the child could suffocate in various ways. Well, I agree

It is every parents’ worst fear to wake up one morning to find that their child has passed away without warning. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), the common name used today is also referred to as Crib Death, which is an unexplained death occurring during sleep of a seemingly healthy baby less than a year old (mayo clinic). Even though there are some ways to prevent SIDS, there is no guarantee that a child is a hundred percent safe. Some ways to prevent SIDS can be done with parental knowledge of how SIDS occurs. Even though the baby has nothing medically wrong, it could be that the parents did something unintentionally by accident or are simply uniformed.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is a condition that many people still are trying to figure out why it happens to these babies. This syndrome is described as an unexplained death of an infant younger than one year of age. SIDS is frightening because it can strike without warning and affect a good, healthy infant. Most SIDS deaths occur at night and without warning. SIDS victims may have been down for sleep for as little as ten minutes, they show signs of struggle or suffering. Although SIDS is commonly associated with an infants sleep time, and often occurs in the crib. This event is not limited to the crib and may occur anywhere the infant is sleeping, deaths have occurred in

SIDS is actually what the medical term is for deaths of infants that cannot be explained. When an infant dies and there is no explanatory behind why the child has died it is ruled out SIDS. SIDS stands for sudden infant death syndrome. While many people believe that SIDS has a true cause, they are partially right, because with SIDS being stated as the cause of death when the true cause is unknown, there are possible reasons why the baby died that were not found through the autopsy on the infant. The autopsy should be conducted after the infant is considered brain dead. Brain dead is when a person is considered completely dead because there is no more function going on inside

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.

     When putting it all together the number of lives births each year, SIDS remains the leading cause of death in the United States among infants between one month and one year of age and second only to congenital anomalies as the leading overall cause of death for all infants less than one year of age.

As I stated in the abstract, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is the unexpected death of a healthy infant in its sleep usually under the age of one. It is also known as “crib death” because the death usually occurs in the crib. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome claims the lives of approximately 2,500 infants each year. The majority of SIDS deaths occur between 2 and 4 month year olds. The cause of SIDS is usually known and there are a number of causes. Causes of SIDS include: smoking or drinking during pregnancy, inadequate prenatal responsibility, prematurity, inexperienced mothers, smoking near or around the baby, enormous amounts of heating from blankets or pajamas, and placing a baby on its stomach (Floyd R. Livingston Jr., MD. Sudden Infant Death

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is one of the most predominate unsolved problems in the early stages of life. The number of children who die from SIDS each year is higher than the number of those who die of cancer, heart disease, pneumonia, child abuse, AIDS, cystic fibrosis and muscular dystrophy combined. There has been a lot of debate about the term, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, the sudden and unexpected death of an apparently well, or healthy infant, whose death remains unexplained after the performance of a thorough autopsy (Valdes-Dapena, 1979). This essay will help to outline the various aspects of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and will help in broadening public knowledge of the tragic

SID, or Sudden Infant Death, has previously thought to be random. Recently a study has been published showing a link between a idiosyncratic genetic mutation that affects very few people and SID. SCN4A showed up in 4 of 278 babies whose death was caused by SID. The mutation is rare and could possibly contribute to SID.

SIDS and how to prevent it, are still limited. The leaders in this field are

Sudden infant death syndrome is defined as the sudden, unexpected death of an infant younger than 1 year of age. It typically occurs when the infant is sleeping. All infants could be at risk but it peaks in infants 2-4 months of age and then declines. Once all recognizable causes of

Many parents worry about protecting their infant from the silent killer, known as SIDS. Each year thousands of babies die with no prior illness or symptoms. The causes of SIDS are still, for the most part, unknown, which makes disease prevention difficult. Sudden infant death syndrome, commonly known as SIDS, affects thousands of families annually due to lack of information about the risk categories, and prevention methods known in the medical field and by parents.

When there is a problem in ones life whether that be the country, at their job, or within their own families everyone’s first instinct is what can be done to fix it. An intervention is an action taken to improve a situation. As defined by Public Health 101: Health People-Healthy Populations, an intervention is defined as “the full range of strategies designed to protect health and prevent disease, disability and death.” Thus, high quality evidence needs to be based on the research, which can establish efficacy in one particular population, but also on the effectiveness of the intervention in the specific population. (Riegelman and Kirkwood, 2015). For many public health issues interventions play a crucial role in getting such issues under control. In the case of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) in Native American populations infants were ranked second highest in SIDS deaths in the U.S. at 8.7 per 1000 live births (Alexander, Wingate &Boulet, 2008, p. 5). The cause of SIDS is unknown at the moment but there are a multitude of ways parents can help prevent and reduce the risk of their child dying from SIDS.

The definition of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome otherwise known as “SIDS” on EBSCOhost is, “the sudden unexpected death of a younger child under the year of one year during sleep that cannot be explained.” Astonishingly, this fatality cannot be described after a postmortem assessment including an autopsy, a detailed history, and scene evaluation. This paper will thoroughly discus who is at risk for SIDS, how the disorder can be reduced, and the importance of educating future parents of SIDS.