Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
Dawn Mroczkowski
Risks of SIDS
There are no symptoms or signs of SIDS but there are some things that can put your baby at risk of SIDS:
- Mother is under the age of 20
- Having a lot of siblings close to age
- Being born prematurely or underweight
- Being a boy
- Certain ethnic backgrounds
- Suffering from an Apparent Life Threatening Event (ALTE)
- Sleeping on stomach
- Mothers who smoke during pregnancy
What to do/ Who you should call if you think your baby has SIDS?
- If the baby is involved in any of the preventative risks above, try to fix them.
- If it is too late and the baby has died, call 911.
Citations
*https://www.nichd.nih.gov/sts/about/SIDS/Pages/fastfacts.aspx (SIDS Statistics)
*http://www.cjsids.org/resource-center/sids-statistics.html (SIDS Statistics)
*http://www.medicinenet.com/sids/article.htm (Definition)
*http://www.nytimes.com/health/guides/disease/sudden-infant-death-syndrome/overview.html (Signs and Symptoms)
*http://www.webmd.com/parenting/baby/tc/sudden-infant-death-syndrome-sids-overview (Signs and Symptoms)
*http://www.babycenter.com/baby-sleep-safety (Risks and Preventions)
*http://www.npr.org/2011/07/15/137859024/rethinking-sids-many-deaths-no-longer-a-mystery (What to do/ Who to Call)