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| | Sudden infant death syndrome - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The continual-activation theory of sudden infant death syndrome proposed by Jie Zhang hypothesizes that SIDS occurs when one of two brain mechanisms that are evolved to provide a safeguard for life to go on during sleep time, failed to activate while asleep. | | | Among the theories supporting this habit is the idea that the small infants with little or no control of their heads may, while face down, inhale their exhaled breath or smother themselves on their bedding. | | | Supporting evidence is found by examination of other causes of infant respiratory death, such as inhalation of food and other foreign objects. |
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| | ICPA - SIDS Research |
| | Autopsy of infants who died of SIDS revealed blood in the spinal cord, which the author hypothesized, was due to obstetrical trauma. | | | Difficult breathing in the newborn is a classic indication of such injury" He goes on to say," Survival of the newborn is governed mainly by the integrity and function of the vital centers in the brain stem. | | | Increased instability of upper cervical spine was found in children who died of crib death. |
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| | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) |
| | Another theory is that stomach sleeping can increase an infant's risk of "rebreathing" his or her own exhaled air, particularly if the infant is sleeping on a soft mattress or with bedding, stuffed toys, or a pillow near the face. | | | Most SIDS deaths are associated with sleep (hence the common reference to "crib death"), and infants who die of SIDS show no signs of suffering. | | | While infants can be brought into a parent's bed for nursing or comforting, parents should return them to their cribs or bassinets when they're ready to sleep. |
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| | SIDS |
| | infant apnea and related respiratory disorders are observed while asleep. | | | A seemingly healthy infant is put to bed and dies in his or her sleep. | | | Although increased vagal tone (refers to the vagus nerve) is thought to have antiarrhythmic properties, it is possible that excess vagal tone that might occur during episodes of apnea could lead to profound bradycardia (slowness of the heartbeat) and asytole (cardiac standstill). |
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| | SIDS or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - Keep Kids Healthy |
| | Normally, infants sense such inadequate air intake, and the brain triggers the babies to wake from sleep and cry, and changes their heartbeat or breathing patterns to compensate for the insufficient oxygen and excess carbon dioxide. | | | The monitors are recommended, however, for infants who have experienced one or more severe episodes during which they stopped breathing and required resuscitation or stimulation, premature infants with apnea, and siblings of two or more SIDS infants. | | | If an incident has occurred or if an infant is on a monitor, parents need to know how to properly use and maintain the device, as well as how to resuscitate their baby if the alarm sounds. |
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| | Abstract: Certain infant care practices have consistently been shown to play an important role in the aetiology of the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).In the UK, the incidence of SIDS amongst Asians is less than half that of whites. | | | SIDS has been defined as the abrupt and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant under one year of age, remaining unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical history. | | | Our aim was to determine to what extentvictims of sudden infant death may have been exposed to passive smokingnear the time of death. |
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| | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
| | Although death is upsetting for any family, when an seemingly healthy child is found dead in his or her crib, it is more difficult to handle. | | | SIDS is defined as "a sudden and unexpected death of an infant, or young child, in which a thorough postmortem examination, and examination of the death scene, fails to demonstrate an adequate cause for death (Caldwell, 1995). | | | Moreover, there is support for the now widely held belief that death in these babies results from instantaneous interruption of some basic physiologic function, most likely of the central or autonomic nervous system, which interferes with control of respiratory or cardiac action and results in apnea and/or extreme bradycardia or in ventricular fibrillation (Valdes-Dapena, 1979). |
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| | CDC Reproductive Health Surveillance and Research Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
| | This report includes the infant short form, which was developed to standardize the investigation of SUID scenes; ensure that information pertinent to determining the cause, manner, and circumstances of an infant death is considered in each investigation; and assist researchers in accurately determining the cause of and risk factors for SIDS. | | | To assess adherence to recommendations for infant sleeping position, CDC analyzed population-based data on the usual infant sleeping position for 1996 births by race from 10 states participating in the Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System (PRAMS). | | | This report summarizes the results of that analysis and indicates that infant sleeping position varied by state and race. |
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http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/drh/surv_sids.htm
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| | eMedicine - Pediatrics, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome : Article by Lynn Barkley Burnett, EdD, MS, LLB(c) |
| | Although infants placed in the prone position on a level sleeping surface may turn their faces to maintain oxygen flow, respiratory obstruction with compression of the nose and backward displacement of the mobile mandible has been implicated as a cause of asphyxia while in the prone position. | | | The death of a child in the ED is not a common event; thus, most emergency physicians do not have a depth of experience in telling parents their child is dead. | | | In another study of infants aged 3-37 weeks who never slept on their stomach, it was found that they do not learn the behaviors that may reduce their risk of SIDS if they are prone. |
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| | Division of Childhood and Adolescence |
| | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), also known as Crib Death, refers to the sudden and unexpected death of an apparently healthy infant under one year of age. | | | Such deaths usually occur while the child is sleeping and remain unexplained even after a full investigation. | | | Canadian Foundation for the Study of Infant Death Syndrome |
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http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/dca-dea/prenatal/sids_e.html
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| | Your Child Safe Sleep (SIDSS) |
| | Environment of infants during sleep and risk of the sudden infant death syndrome: results of 1993-5 case-control study for confidential inquiry into stillbirths and deaths in infancy. | | | Changing Concepts of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Implications for Infant Sleeping Environment and Sleep Position. | | | Infant Sleeping Position and the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in California, 1997—2000. |
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http://www.med.umich.edu/1libr/yourchild/sids.htm
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| | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) |
| | SIDS is also known as crib death, cot death, or sudden infant death, unexplained (SIDU). | | | This includes a review of the baby's and parents' medical histories, examination of the area where the baby died, and autopsy. | | | Typically, a parent or other caregiver puts the baby—who seems healthy—down to sleep and returns later to find the baby has died. |
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| | MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia: Sudden infant death syndrome |
| | Unsafe sleep practices and an analysis of bedsharing among infants dying suddenly and unexpectedly: results of a four-year, population-based, death-scene investigation study of sudden infant death syndrome and related deaths. | | | The Changing Concept of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Diagnostic Coding Shifts, Controversies Regarding the Sleeping Environment, and New Variables to Consider in Reducing Risk. | | | The AAP says that one SIDS death could be prevented for every 2,733 babies who suck on a pacifier during sleep. |
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| | FamilyFun: Health Encyclopedia: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
| | Commonly referred to by the acronym SIDS, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is the term applied to any unexplained death in an apparently healthy infant between the ages of 1 and 12 months. | | | Another theory is that some victims of SIDS experience episodes of apnea, a temporary halt of breathing which could gradually reduce the amount of oxygen in the system and cause death. | | | Placing babies on their backs for sleep has reduced the number of SIDS deaths in the U.S. by 20 percent since 1994. |
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| | Dr. Koop - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)- Health Encyclopedia and Reference |
| | When the death is unexplained by history or a thorough examination, including an autopsy, it is defined as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). | | | There are currently no diagnostic tests to identify individual infants at risk. | | | Previous terms to describe these incidents as "aborted crib death" or "near death" wrongly imply a close association between ALTEs and SIDS. |
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| | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) misc.kids FAQ |
| | Time takes the edge of the frequency of the pain away but the death of the child will always be a raw nerve. | | | Side sleeping is less risky than stomach sleeping, and there are several devices to help keep you infant propped up, but as soon as they start squirming a lot you probably cannot use them. | | | It does help to ask questions like 'what type of baby was he?' or 'can you show me some pictures of her?'. |
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| | SIDS - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
| | One of the most harrowing events a parent can face is the death of their baby by SIDS - sudden infant death syndrome. | | | Recognize a parent's need to talk about the child they have lost as much and as often as they want, or to review the circumstances of the death as often as they like. | | | The family will come to this realization on their own, if or when it occurs. |
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| | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
| | Sudden infant death syndrome, also known as SIDS or "crib death," is the diagnosis given when an infant of less than one year old dies suddenly and unexpectedly for reasons that remain unexplained even after a thorough investigation. | | | A report from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development on the dropping SIDS rate as more babies are placed to sleep on their backs or sides. | | | Questions and Answers for Professionals on Infant Sleeping Position and SIDS |
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| | Facts About Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) |
| | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is a medical term that describes the sudden death of an infant which remains unexplained after all known and possible causes have been carefully ruled out through autopsy, death scene investigation, and review of the medical history. | | | We share this information with you in the interest of providing parents with the latest medical evidence from research in the U.S. and other countries in the hope of giving your baby the best possible chance to thrive. | | | raise public awareness of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome through education. |
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| | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Advisory |
| | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Reducing the Risk of SIDS cautions parents to be careful | | | An infant's ability to retain body heat is significantly increased by stomach | | | to identify deficits, behaviors, and other factors that may put an infant at higher risk. |
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| | Reducing the risk of SIDS |
| | Recent studies show a lower incidence of SIDS among infants who use pacifiers, perhaps because a baby with a pacifier is unlikely to be placed on his tummy. | | | Some researchers suggest that swaddling — a method of wrapping a baby securely in a blanket or cloth — may help in the prevention of SIDS because it can help babies sleep more comfortably on their back. | | | Some researchers hypothesize that a cultural preference for putting babies to sleep on their stomachs puts certain groups at higher risk. |
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| | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome - DrGreene.com |
| | SIDS, or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, is defined as the sudden, unexpected, and unexplained death of any infant or young child. | | | Affected infants may have been born with immature brainstems, making it difficult for them to wake up when they are in trouble. | | | Anemia (Low hemoglobin), Infant Botulism, Respiratory Distress, Thumb-sucking |
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| | MedlinePlus: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
| | The primary NIH organization for research on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development | | | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) | | | Research on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) (01/27/2005, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) |
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| | Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) - MayoClinic.com |
| | Perhaps the most important of these involves placing infants to sleep on their backs instead of on their stomachs. | | | Every year, nearly 3,000 seemingly healthy babies in the United States die of sudden infant death syndrome — a condition also known as SIDS, or crib death. | | | Typically, a peacefully sleeping baby simply never wakes up. |
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| | ::: American Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Institute ::: |
| | We believe that within our lifetime, we can eliminate SIDS as a cause of infant death, but only with the financial and personal support of corporations, foundations and concerned individuals. | | | American Association of SIDS Prevention Physicians (AASPP) is a group of physicians and other clinical professionals who are involved in the care of high-risk infants... | | | Find out what experts think about the relationship between immunizations and sudden infant death syndrome
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| | sudden infant death syndrome |
| | Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is "the sudden death of an infant under one year of age which remains unexplained after a thorough case investigation, including performance of a complete autopsy, examination of the death scene, and review of the clinical history," according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). | | | The Maternal and Child Health Bureau launched a new effort to educate child care workers about the importance of placing babies on their backs to sleep. | | | One important factor credited by experts is the campaign to encourage parents to place infants on their backs to sleep. |
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| | First Candle / SIDS Alliance - Working to stop SIDS and Stillbirth |
| | Whether you are seeking information on ways to help your baby survive and thrive or have experienced the death of a precious infant to SIDS, Stillbirth or other cause of infant death, this site is your gateway to support. | | | For more information, feel free to call us toll free at 800.221.7437 — grief counselors are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. |
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| | Vaccines and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS): A Link? Thinktwice! |
| | He told them how awful it was to experience, as he had, one of his infant patient's bout with whooping cough. | | | Viera Scheibner, the author of the study, concluded that "vaccination is the single most prevalent and most preventable cause of infant deaths."(3) (See the diagram below.) | | | I am convinced after my research that the DTaP is responsible for his death. |
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| | National SIDS/Infant Death Resource Center |
| | The Death of a Child, The Grief of the Parents: A Lifetime Journey HTML PDF | | | Helping Children Cope with Grief When an Infant Dies HTML PDF | | | Our goal is to promote understanding of SIDS and provide comfort to those affected by SIDS through information sharing. |
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| | sudden infant death syndrome - Columbia Encyclopedia® article about sudden infant death syndrome |
| | sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) or crib death, sudden, unexpected, and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant under one year of age (usually between two weeks and eight months old). | | | Causal theories suggest that the infant may have immature or hypersensitive lungs, may have a defect in brain-stem control of breathing, or may be rebreathing carbon dioxide. | | | Recent studies have shown persistent high levels of an infant form of hemoglobin hemoglobin (hē`məglō'bĭn), respiratory protein found in the red blood cells (erythrocytes) of all vertebrates and some invertebrates. |
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| | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Research |
| | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the sudden, unexpected death of an infant under one year of age which remains unexplained after careful death scene investigation, review of clinical history and a thorough postmortem examination. | | | Identifying these genes will explain the underlying mechanisms for SIDS and ideally allow for mechanism-specific treatment in the at-risk infant. | | | This will refine the genetic profile of the at-risk infant for SIDS. |
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| | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)/Other Infant Death (ID) Project |
| | Update information for families about SIDS/ID and family resources available to families who have lost an infant or experienced miscarriage or still birth on the Spanish-language portal of the NCCC website; | | | Despite a decline in overall infant mortality in the United States and an approximately 50% initial decline in reported SIDS deaths since the institution of the Back to Sleep Campaign, there continue to be significant racial and ethnic disparities in the rates of infant death. | | | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)/Other Infant Death (ID) Project |
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| | SIDS Network home page |
| | This site's author is Chuck Mihalko, co-founder and President of the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Network, Inc. Chuck can be contacted at sidsnet1-at-sids-network-dot-org. | | | Donate directly to the SIDS Network securely with a major credit card. |
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