Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, is the third leading cause of death in babies (U.S. Department of Heath and Human Services). More babies die in a year of SIDS than cancer, leukemia, heart disease, cystic fibrosis, and child abuse combined (“Sudden Infant Death”). But what is SIDS? The definition is the death of an infant within its first year that cannot be explained after an autopsy, an investigation of the place where the baby died, and a review of the baby's and its family's medical history. But what truly causes it is a mystery that leaves scientists and doctors with just guesses and tests to do.
Children born into homelessness are more likely to have low birth weights and are at greater risk of death. Homelessness also exposes infants to environmental factors that can endanger their health. Because homeless families often have little access to health care, many homeless infants lack essential immunizations. As of June 2008, there are more than 100,000 homeless children in Massachusetts. Out of these numbers 2,472 living in emergency shelter funded by the Ma Department of Transitional Assistance.
There are over 4,000 harmful chemicals in cigarettes. Cigarettes are the number two leading cause of death in the U.S. And they are a major contributor to heart disease, the number one cause of death in the U.S. Cigarettes also contain a number of carcinogens and are the number one cause of lung cancer in the U.S. Cigarettes are harmful for both the mother and the baby. And there’s always the possibility the baby will be stillborn, or have SIDS, and will die before it has the chance to live. This would cause severe mental and emotional stress for mother, knowing it was her fault she lost her baby. She could be sacred for life and never recover.
Also common with maternal smoking is Sudden Infant Death Syndrom (SIDS). This is when infants under the age of 6 months stop breathing and die for no apparent reason. Passive smoking is also a great danger to an unborn child. Studies have shown that passive smoke can cause a delay in intellectual and behavioural development, and babies exposed in the utero to passive smoke are at increased risk of pneumonia, bronchitis and laryngitis(Ross Parke & Mary Gauvain 2009). Having both parents
Most children who develop asthma have a family history of allergies. Early damage to the lungs caused by cystic fibrosis, premature birth, artificial ventilation in an intensive care unit, and certain viral illnesses (especially respiratory syncytial virus [RSV]) can also cause a predisposition to asthma. The severity of asthma varies greatly from child to child. Mild cases may involve only a cough associated with exercise or at night. The milder forms of the disease are the most common, but asthma in its most severe form can result in a catastrophic shortness of breath that leads to death Many simple steps can be taken to reduce asthma triggers in a child's home.
There are many questions about where, and how, your infant should be put to sleep. These questions are confusing for both parents and health professionals, with research that can be contradictory. One hot topic is the issue of parent-infant co-sleeping, and how it affects an infant’s risk for SIDS. SIDS is the leading cause of death of infants younger than one year old, and despite extensive research, its cause is still unclear (Lavezzi, Person, &Wolf, 2002). In this debate, there are two main camps: those who say co-sleeping increases the risk of SIDS, and those who say it promotes breast feeding, which decreases the risk of SIDS.
Working with babies from birth to 12 months The main factors that affect the health and development of babies in there first year are smoking, alcohol, drugs, quality of care and love, stimulation, nutrition, infections, medical conditions and genetic factors. Smoking restricts the amount of oxygen they receive in the worm and it affects their growth and development. When woman smoke during pregnancy their unborn baby is at risk of a low birth weight. Prematurity is a risk as the baby would find it difficult to develop and the woman would give birth before 38 weeks. Other related effects that include a higher incidence of cot death and asthma.
Running head: SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYDROME 1 SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYDROME Child Development Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 2 Abstract Sudden Infant Death is a Syndrome is a devastating that continues to plague many families. This short research paper will discuss SIDS, its incidence, prevalence, cause and prevention. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 3 One of the leading causes of death in infant range from one month to a year is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). According to the National SIDS Resource Center, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is defined as “the sudden death of an infant under one year of age which remains unexplained after a through case investigation, including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical history”. The term SIDS has been loosely used in the medical field; as propose by Beckwith “SIDS remains a diagnosis of exclusion”.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Developmental Psychology Fall, 2011 October 10, 2011 The abbreviation SIDS stands for sudden infant death syndrome. It strikes 1 in 1,000 U.S. babies. SIDS is the top-ranking cause of infant mortality in the United States. SIDS happens often too premature and low-birth weight babies. Living in a house where the parents smoke or being put face down in the bed raises the risk for SIDS.
For instance, she writes that year after year in the early fifties, the words infantile paralysis and poliomyelitis struck great fear in young parents that the disease would snatch their children as they slept (paragraph 3). On the other hand, she mentions that in these days the polio-free generations have grown up to be doctors, teachers, business leaders, government officials and parents. Cancer, heart disease, strokes and AIDS are for more lethal realities to them know than polio (paragraph 9). Through this technique the author shows the very difference between the polio generation and the free-polio generation, so the reader can have a clear idea about it. The second writing technique that the author uses is historical.