This is still a mystery to the medical profession. But we know exactly what it is: the sudden and unexpected death of a baby younger than 1 year and is healthy and this accident often during sleep.
We must go back into the 60's to find a beginning of an explanation. At that time, it is usual the kids to bed on her stomach and we will witness an increase in infant deaths. It was not until the early 90s that action is finally taken as a result of studies demonstrating the positive results of sleeping on the back. In France, the first campaign in 1994 with the slogan, sleeping on the back. Since then the number of SIDS has fallen sharply.
Today, we know the baby at risk: they are mostly boys, during their first winter. For age, there is no difference in sex. Most at risk are small between 2 and 4 months, peaking at about 3 ½ months. If the baby is premature, exposed to nicotine and sleeps in a room is too hot (above 21 ° C), it combines the factors increasing the risk of sudden death.
Here are 7 tips to protect your baby:
- Put your child on the back except prescription only. This is the best position. The child can breathe without choking.
- No cover, quilt or pillow. Or prefer the sleeping bag sleeping bag. Choose a firm mattress and avoid the many stuffed animals. The infant self-regulate its temperature and especially in cases of fever.
- Monitor the temperature of the room. It should be between 18 ° and 20 ° no more. And the baby has a fever or if it is hot, do not hesitate to find out.
- Protect your child from polluted environments either by smoking or by infections of all kinds.
We must go back into the 60's to find a beginning of an explanation. At that time, it is usual the kids to bed on her stomach and we will witness an increase in infant deaths. It was not until the early 90s that action is finally taken as a result of studies demonstrating the positive results of sleeping on the back. In France, the first campaign in 1994 with the slogan, sleeping on the back. Since then the number of SIDS has fallen sharply.
Today, we know the baby at risk: they are mostly boys, during their first winter. For age, there is no difference in sex. Most at risk are small between 2 and 4 months, peaking at about 3 ½ months. If the baby is premature, exposed to nicotine and sleeps in a room is too hot (above 21 ° C), it combines the factors increasing the risk of sudden death.
Here are 7 tips to protect your baby:
- Put your child on the back except prescription only. This is the best position. The child can breathe without choking.
- No cover, quilt or pillow. Or prefer the sleeping bag sleeping bag. Choose a firm mattress and avoid the many stuffed animals. The infant self-regulate its temperature and especially in cases of fever.
- Monitor the temperature of the room. It should be between 18 ° and 20 ° no more. And the baby has a fever or if it is hot, do not hesitate to find out.
- Protect your child from polluted environments either by smoking or by infections of all kinds.
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