1 month - 1 year olds no found reasoning of death “crib death”
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1 month - 1 year olds
No found reasoning of death
“Crib death”
SmokingSmoking DrinkingDrinking Drug useDrug use
Less than 20 years oldLess than 20 years old Low weight gainLow weight gain
STDs or urinary tract STDs or urinary tract infectioninfection
Poor prenatal carePoor prenatal care
Risk FactorsRisk FactorsDURING
PREGNANCY
After pregnancy
Stomach sleeping Prematurity
Low birth weight
Exposure to smoke after birth
OverheatingFrom clothes or
bedding
Newborns with a heart abnormality were 41 times more likely to be at risk.
The Facts All kinds of families
Not racist Seemingly healthy
infants Fall and winter
months have most cases
Before 6 months 1-4 months
During sleep No signs of suffering
Most likely to happen: Boys Premature and low-
weight infants Twins and triplets
Leading cause of death in infants between 1 month-1 year
Determined after all else ruled out
NO ONE KNOWS THAT CAUSES SIDS!
SIDS PREVENTION
Back to sleep An infant should be
put to sleep on its back
New parents should talk to doctor about sleeping positions
Some health conditions require tummy-down sleeping
Non-fluffy bedding Sleep on firm
mattress or surface Avoid using fluffy
accessories under infant
Infant under 1 year should not sleep on waterbed or with stuffed toys
Good prenatal care Proper nutrition Avoiding alcohol,
drugs and smoking Frequent checkups
starting early in the pregnancyHelps prevent or
detect abnormalities
No smoking Infants born to
mothers who smoked during pregnancy are 3x more likely to die from SIDS
Exposure after birth doubles risk
Negative impact on lung development
Smoke-free environment CRUCIAL
Cool room temperature
Overheated- more likely to go into a deep sleepIt is hard to wake
them
OverheatClothingHeavy beddingRoom too warm
Breastfeeding
Less common Breast milk can
provide extra protection and immunity from infections that can trigger SIDS
Regular Health Care Regular checkups and
have immunization shots on schedule
May be genetic Not strong connection
Doctor should be told if SIDS is in family history
Genetic blood screening test can be done to see if parent carries a contributing gene
Infant may be tested after birth
Add a fan
Recent studies show that rooms having a fan in the room to help ventilation has lowered the risk of SIDS
SIDS IS NOT: Contagious Caused by
immunization Caused by child
abuse Caused by vomiting,
choking, colds or infections
The cause of every unexpected infant death
Anyone’s fault
SBS
What is SBS?
Shaken Baby Syndrome
Group of symptoms resulting from the shaking of a small child and/or a child’s head hitting something
Small children have weak neck muscles and large, heavy heads
Neck muscles cannot support head well
When infant is shaken, brain is tossed around inside of head.
The pressure can cause retina to bleed- blindness
Blood vessels feeding the brain are torn away Brain damage or
abnormalities Bleeding inside of skull
More pressure
Symptoms of shaking
Limp arms and legs Excessive drooling Seizures Death Unexplained
vomiting Not breathing No pulse
Heart stops
Long-term consequences
Mental retardation Problems seeing
correctly or blindness
Speech disabilities Seizures Learning disabilities Hearing Loss Physical disabilities Death
Why and how does this happen? No empathy for child Poor coping skills to
handle child Frustration Shakes the baby
with a harmful amount of forceIt is not known how
much force is required to cause brain injury when infant is shaken.
Ways to calm down Take several deep
breaths and count to ten Say the alphabet Read a poem that gives
you inspiration Put the infant in a safe
place, then leave the room for a few minutes
Create a new, distracting noise to get the infant’s attention. Do not make the noise too loud.
Close your eyes and think of something pleasant
Ask someone else to help—a crisis hotline may be available
Try hugging and cuddling the infant.
Try gentle motion, like rocking or an infant swing
Works cited
SIDS www.nichd.nih.gov/
sids www.sidscenter.org www.sidscanada.org Mrs. Hanock’s
handout
SBS www.shakenbaby.co
m Mrs. Hanock’s
handout