Saturday, July 7, 2012
SIDS Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
SIDS
The death of a seemingly healthy baby 12 months of age or younger. In the state of North Carolina this is a law in the licensing regulations for all licensed facilities. Infants are placed on their backs to sleep by law in the state of North Carolina which is not a law in the state of South Carolina.
Some of the factors of high risk in SIDS are infants sleeping on their stomachs rather than their backs, bed sharing, mothers who smoke during pregnancy, or premature/low birth weight infants.
All individuals who work with infants should be trained in SIDS. Although all states do not acknowledge this rule. It is important and accurate information for all parents and caregivers to know. The training is being provided to staff every three years to keep certification up to date and infomation current for any all staff and caregivers of infants under twleve months.
My focus on SIDS is for every state to acknowledge it is important and positive information for all caregivers to know. I believe it is important for all early childhood professionals to understand the importance of SIDS.
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Thank you for researching SIDS. It is something that is constantly on my mind. I'm sure you have heard about the Back to Sleep Campaign to help reduce the number of infants affected, the campaign has actually been very effective in reducing the percentage. I took my birthing course last Saturday and I learned that one video I will have to watch before I leave the hospital with my baby is about SIDS. This topic is very sad and scary, but the more we know about it the better we can help prevent it from happening. Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteGreat post Keena and I agree with you 100% about the importance of caregivers placing babies on their backs to prevent SIDS. Coincidentally though all three of my children slept on their stomach from birth. My first and third born just slept better that way, but my second born had terrible acid reflux and I didnt want him to choke. They all slept in the bed with me for the first couple of months but I used one of those little beds. They are very convenient and it even has a little night light on it so you can just roll over change diaper or feed without turning on bright lights or getting out of the bed. It was rectangular shaped with sides that were maybe about 6 inches high and at an incline so the baby wouldn't be lying flat.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for that information. I totally agree that people who work with infants should be train in SIDS.
ReplyDeleteMy older sister is an RN and I remember when I was younger she would tell us when they baby would fall alseep, "Remember lay me BACK to sleep." It did not dawn on me what it actually meant until I was older and I began to hear about SIDS. I have never experienced the traumatic event of an infant suffering from this but my heart goes out to the families that have.
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