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.
Intervention I: SIDS Prevention through the Back-to-Sleep Campaign
The major risk factor of SIDS is recognized to be prone sleeping. The Back-to-Sleep (BTS) campaign was brought on when research found that parents and caregivers were wrongly informed that their children were safer and at lower risk for SIDS if they were placed in the prone sleeping position. Around
SIDS, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, a leading cause of death in infants under the age of one, has left medical experts unable to clearly define sudden infant death syndrome. After thirty years of research, the medical field has not discovered definite causes for SIDS. Medical experts have suggested many theories that have been studied and debated.
Unhealthy lifestyle behaviors account for 50 percent of preventable death in the US. As the diversity of the US population increases, health care providers are expected to provide services that are reasonable and responsive to the unique cultural and ethnic identity, socio-economic condition, emotional and spiritual needs, and values of patients and the population. In this class, I have learned various diseases and conditions of all ages and ethnicities (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2017). Through case studies, I was able to apply broad, organizational, client-centered, and culturally appropriate concepts in the planning, delivery, management, and evaluation of evidence-based clinical prevention and population care and services to individuals, families, and aggregates/identified
( Hayes, Robert & Stowe, 1996). In more studies co-sleeping protect some babies from sudden infant death (SIDS), co-sleeping babies tend to nurse more often, sleep lightly, and have more practice at responding to maternal arousal. Arousal deficiencies have been linked to some sudden infant death and long periods of deep sleep for the infant could complicate the matters more.
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 (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
The research paper will help explain how big of a problem that SIDS truly is. People do not completely understand what SIDS is and in this paper it will explain theories that are not true about what causes SIDS and also will explain what SIDS is. The amount of confusion that people will get from what causes SIDS and what kind of methods do help protect the child will be able to get further explained throughout this research paper. I hope that people will understand how great of a deal that SIDS truly is in the world. SIDS is underestimated on the toll that it can take on someone with how depressing it is and how painful it is to go through and deal with losing an infant to SIDS. With SIDS being something that firefighters and policemen both deal with it is something that can affect their every day life. In the fire department there are many fire departments that after the run for a SIDS case is completed then that department will then require their firefighters to undergo a debriefing on the incident that previously occurred during that run. SIDS will affect even those who were not in any way related to the infant. With this research paper I want to be able to stress how important it is to be able to take care of an infant with
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
In spite of a major decline in the incidences of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome since the American Academy of Pediatrics published its recommendation in 1992 that infants should be placed on their back for sleeping this decline has stopped and left us at a plateau. Even though this was released many families are still butting babies on their bellies to sleep. Because of that, it has become increasingly important to address the risk that puts infants at greater risk for SIDS. In this paper of the changeable and non-changeable risk factors of SIDS will be addressed. The recommendations described in this paper include placing infants on a back position to sleep, use of a firm sleep surface and the need for routinely scheduled immunization.
Many questions about the causes of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), also known as “crib death,” are still unresolved. The mysterious and elusive nature of SIDS creates problems, doubts, and more questions. This paper will present some of the most commonly asked questions as well as the answers that have been uncovered by scientists after years of research and study.
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.
Herein I briefly overview the Infant Mortality Rate (IMR) within the United States. Initially, I discuss specific causes of infant death and then, contributing factors which put babies at risk. Next, the distribution of various IMR is surveyed on a state to state basis. States possessing the ten highest infant mortality rates are discussed, including possible reasons for higher IMR. In addition, those states with the ten lowest IMR are mentioned. In conclusion, I consider preventative measures for minimizing the number of babies that die each year.
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
SIDS and how to prevent it, are still limited. The leaders in this field are
I want to learn more about Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), which is the unexplained death of an assumed to be healthy infant. Therefore, I will do my literature review paper in relationship to how SIDS is association with physical factors such as brain abnormalities, low birth rates, and respiratory infections. Also, how the sex, age, race, environment and family history relates to SIDS. I do not have children but it is a great mystery to me how and why some children suddenly die without an explanation. Being a professional social worker I feel having more insight about SIDS can help me educate others.