Whats SIDS

Explaining of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

This is a disease whose presenting symptom is death. There are no warning signs. We put a healthy baby to bed and was killed in the morning. There are many identifiable risk reduction strategies of small island developing States and it is important that all caregivers are aware of them. (SIDS is when a baby dies unexpectedly while sleeping and no cause can be identified.)

for reminds all caregivers that sleep position is critical to reducing the risk of SIDS. Infants should be placed on his back when going to sleep in a crib empty complying with safety regulations. It is essential that your child has a safe sleep environment. Although it does not eliminate the risk of SIDS, which has undoubtedly proved to lessen the impact. It is also important that do not overheat your baby, avoid exposure to any kind of smoke, including second-hand smoke snuff, and, if possible, breastfeed your baby. It is also important to give babies tummy time when awake and can be supervised.


SPIKE unsafe sleeping infant mortality rate

A significant increase in preventing infant deaths from unsafe sleeping, such as overcrowding in cribs and beds to share with siblings or parents, health professionals should alert parents to follow the stricter guidelines for security sleeping. According to a recent report by the Ontario Office of the Chief Coroner, 21children died from unsafe sleeping arrangements in 2005, up from 16 in 2004. Ontario's Deputy Chief Coroner Dr. Jim Cairns said that the only sure way to a sleeping baby in a crib with a mattress properly installed. "No bumper pads, no toys, no blankets, no nothing," says Dr. Cairns. "A small baby blanket is okay, but must be tucked in."

Dr Cairns also warned parents against the popular trend of co-sleeping or sharing beds with young children because of the risk of rolling them, and the danger of suffocation from bedding.

Sharing the bed is particularly risky when nursing mothers to their babies into bed and sleep together. Babies also can fall out of bed or get trapped in the space between the mattress and wall or bed. Comforters or duvets can cover a baby's head and cause overheating, putting the baby in an increased risk of SIDS.

The Canadian Pediatric Society (CPS) said that creating a safe environment for your baby to sleep reduces the risk of injury and SIDS. The CPS said that the safest place for your baby to sleep in a crib near their bed.


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* Put babies to sleep on their backs for the first year of life, not TUMMIES or its parts.

* Put babies to sleep in a crib with a proper mattress properly with a firm, flat surface. Water, air mattresses, pillows, couches and armchairs are not safe because babies can turn your stomach, and possibly suffocate.

* Do not put pillows, bumper pads, quilts, comforters or stuffed toys in the crib, except for a small blanket tucked in.

* Do not share your bed with your baby or child.

* Do not put your baby to sleep alone on a sofa, chair or sofa. The baby is at risk of suffocation when trapped by the sides or on the cushions.