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Author: Admin | 2025-04-28
Plush toys are other types of sleep surfaces that may impair normal air movement around the baby's mouth and nose when positioned facedown.Hyperthermia (increased temperature): Overdressing, using excessive coverings, or increasing the air temperature may lead to an increased metabolic rate in these infants and eventual loss of breathing control. However, it is unclear whether the increased temperature is an independent factor or if it is just a reflection of the use of more clothing or blankets that may act as objects obstructing the airway.Even though the specific cause (or causes) of SIDS remains unknown, scientific efforts have eliminated several previously held theories. We now know the following about SIDS:Apnea is a term that describes the clinical situation in which a person's breathing stops spontaneously. Apnea associated with prematurity and apnea that occurs during infancy are felt to be clinical conditions that are distinct from SIDS. Electronic monitors prescribed by doctors that track heart rate and respiratory activity may manage infants with apnea in some cases. Apnea monitors will not prevent SIDS.SIDS is neither predictable nor preventable.Infants may experience episodes termed brief, resolved unresponsive episodes (BRUE: previously called apparent life-threatening events or ALTE). These are clinical events in which young infants may experience abrupt changes in breathing, color, or muscle tone. Common causes of BRUE include viral respiratory infection (RSV), gastroesophageal reflux disease, or seizure. However, no definite scientific evidence links BRUEs as events that will lead to SIDS.Immunizations and bad parenting do not cause SIDS.SIDS is not contagious or hereditary.SIDS is not anyone's fault. QUESTION Newborn babies don't sleep very much. See Answer What are the risk factors for SIDS?Research studies continue to demonstrate a greater risk for SIDS among male infants. SIDS occurs more frequently during winter months than summer months, although this distribution is not as pronounced in recent years as it had been in the past. In the United States, both African-American and Native-American infants have a higher rate of SIDS than do Caucasian, Hispanic, and Asian infants.Certain infant care practices have an effect on the risk for SIDS. Most notable is the increased risk associated with the placement of infants on their stomachs (prone sleep position) for sleep. The "Back to Sleep" (now "Safe to Sleep") campaign was launched in the United States in 1994 and embodies a public health effort encouraging families to place infants on their backs (supine sleep position) to sleep. Since the start of this campaign, SIDS rates have dropped 50% in the United States. Medical professionals have observed similar drops worldwide, highlighting the importance of the supine sleep position for infants.Other factors increasing the risk for SIDS include exposure to cigarette smoke, bed-sharing or co-sleeping, over-bundling or the covering of
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