Sudden Instant Death Syndrome (SIDS) SIDS, also known as crib death, continues to be the number 1 killer of children age one month to 1 year in the United States; however, most SIDS related deaths typically occur within the 1-4 month age range. The Mayo Clinic (2017), defines Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) as the unexplained death, usually during sleep, of a seemingly healthy baby less than a year old. Although there is no definite etiology of SIDS, several risk factors have been identified. Risk Factors For reasons unknown, African Americans, Native Alaskans, and Native Americans are more likely to die of SIDS and boys have a higher incidence rate as well. Several environmental risk factors have been identified, such as exposure to …show more content…
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. Recommendations It is my recommendation that we provide education regarding SIDS to postpartum mothers before they are discharged from the hospital. The nurse gets to spend one on one time with the parents and can provide them with valuable information regarding SIDS prevention. Additionally, it would be beneficial to emphasize the importance of breastfeeding due to the lower rate of occurrence in breastfed infants. This education can also be provided postpartum and at all wellness follow-up visits. Regarding the high incidence rates in African American, Alaskan Native, and American Indian infants, it is imperative that we initiate programs to foster the needs of minorities, especially those facing socioeconomic difficulties. Additional federal funding to provide additional care and support to these at-risk populations would be a step in the right direction. Offering programs that can provide transportation for the necessary prenatal care that will reinforce the importance of placing infants on their backs for sleeping as well as the many preventative
States in 1991, in an effort to inform parents that they should place their infant on their back when sleeping. Many parents, mainly among minority families, are still unaware of this prevention step. Other preventive measures include: breast feeding, not smoking during and after pregnancies, and parents should not to sleep with their infants.
Infant mortality rate constitutes the death of a baby before their first birthday. Mortality rates around the world differ tremendously with America leading the first world countries at an alarming rate of 6.1 deaths per 1,000 births. Conversely, Finland and Japan secure the last, most desirable position, with deaths totaling 2.3 per 1,000 births, as of 2010. (Ovaska-Few, 2015) In 2014, over 23,000 babies died in the United States. (CDC, 2016) Exploring the mortality rates in America brings light to a dire need for additional interventions and research as to why this developing nation has the highest rate of infant deaths before the age of 1 year old. African Americans face the worst outcomes of infant death compared to whites, Latino, and their Native American peers in North Carolina. (Ovaska-Few, 2015) This paper will explore why African American are the leading race for infant mortality and the steps that health communities need to take to address this devastating occurrence.
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.
In the United States, the process of childbirth is far more dangerous for African American women than it is for White women. For African American women, the path to a healthy birth is riddled with barriers. There are many health disparities between the two races. African American women face much higher low-birth and infant mortality rates; the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has published that although infant mortality rates in the U.S. have dropped by over 10% in the past ten years, a large gap continues to exist between the health of the races during the entire childbirth process. (World Health Organization, 2010) In the United States, Black infants are more than twice as likely to die within the first year of life as a White infant, and this disparity has not seen advancements in the last century. Many of these deaths can be attributed to low birth weight, and preterm birth among black infants.
Infant mortality is said to be an important indicator of the community’s health. It is also one of the strongest indicators of the disparities that are faced in the U.S. today. A great way to address this issue as a whole, and try to work at fixing the problem, is by educating African American women on the importance of carrying a child to
Statistically, African American have 2.5 times the likelihood of women of other races to start prenatal care in the third trimesters, or in some cases, not at all (Heisler, 18). Prenatal care includes education and counseling about how to handle various aspects of pregnancy in terms of nutrition, the importance of adequate physical activity, and basic infant care skills. This education encourages appropriate weight gain and discourages alcohol and tobacco consumption during pregnancy. It can be inferred from this information that prenatal care will reduce the occurrence of low birthweights and short gestational age births (premature births) (Heisler, 18).This education can also decrease deaths due to accidents or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). No prenatal care for the mother will result in a high probability that the infant will die in the first month after birth. However, it is a sad reality that many African American women do not have access to or knowledge of prenatal care; this unawareness will result in an equally disparaging consequence - high
The essential focus of this article was to address the infant death rate between African American and White European babies. The data assembled for this study was acquired over a ten year time span from January 1997 through December 2007 in the province of Richmond Virginia. There were a few factors that were considered when this investigation was led and included education, smoking while pregnant, parental ethnic group, method of payment, age of person participating and developmental age.
The journal written by Christopher and Simpson (2014) addresses the outcomes birth disparities between African American and White population. Although infant mortality rates declined 12 percent in the US from 2005 to 2011, which represents 6.05 infant deaths per 1000 live births, African American still have the highest rate on infant mortality in the nation. The infant mortality rate for this population in this period of time was 12.4 infant deaths per 1000 live births. According to the article, African American babies die before the first birthday twice the rate comparing to White babies.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the most common type of Sudden Unexplainable Infant Death (SUID). It is a complex condition characterized by a set of predisposing factors coupled with biopsychosocial and environmental stressors. The incidence of SIDS is low during the first month of birth – however, associated risks peaks at two to four months, and is likely
Two thousand infant deaths in the year 2010 were ruled inexplicable, thus were said to be caused by “Sudden Infant Death Syndrome”, or SIDS (Nichd.nih.gov). SIDS is the “unexplained death, usually during sleep, of a seemingly healthy baby of less than a year old” (Mayoclinic.org). The death of a child in a family is horrible, but then adding the fact that there is no known cause creates a purely nightmarish situation. Throughout the years doctors researched what causes the infant death, putting forth explanations such as smothering, illness, and brain and lung defects. All of these explanations were proven to not be sole causes, however, as they only affected a certain percentage of SIDS victims. In “A Perspective on SIDS Pathogenesis.
Sudden infant syndrome (SIDS) is a sudden and unexpected death of a healthy infant usually less than one year of age. Most of the deaths occur under 6 months of age, with the majority occurring under 4 months of age. SIDS can be caused by can by caused by physical factors or sleep environmental factors. Physical factors associated with SIDS are brain abnormalities, low birth weight, and respiratory infection. Brain abnormalities causes the portion of the brain that controls breathing and arousal from sleep doesn’t work properly. Respiratory infections can
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.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, is the number one cause of death among babies. It is unexplainable, and happens while the baby is sleeping. It is sometimes known as “crib death” or “cot death.” It is diagnosed after all of the causes of the baby’s death, such as trauma, an infection, heart or lung infection, have been eliminated. In 2010, there was a recorded amount of about two thousand babies that died due to SIDS. Four years later, in 2014, the amount lowered to one thousand five hundred. It often occurs to babies that are less than a year old. SIDS is most common with babies that are in between the ages of two and four months. Ninety percent of the SIDS that have occurred are before the baby reaches to six months. It is interesting
The lead individual for this article is a Professor at the Medical Statistics Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; and therefore is an expert in their field (Carpenter et al., 2004). Group sizes for the study were larger than that of other studies conducted and therefore the results are more reliable as there is a larger population for the results to be applied to. Infants of same age, living in the same survey area were used in conjunction with the infants who died creating “live infants” as replicas for those lost to SIDS (Carpenter et al.,
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