Many people may familiar with the disease called “nightmare death syndrome” or sleep apnea syndromes.
But what many people do not know is that SIDS or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome can also happen to a baby. And
the most dangerous effect is this disease becomes a top reason that can directly cause death to a baby.
Cause of “SIDS”
The main causes of death in infants are based on many factors such as some developments become disorder, stress, hot weather, smoke-exposure, suffocation or something obstruct over the respiratory organ. Including, gestation, underweight. Or even infection, genetic diseases, and heart disease
Risk factors for SIDS
This disease does not base on how healthy the baby is. However, it can happen to children from the age of 1month to 1 year. And from statistic is said usually SIDs has occurred more in boys than girls. But the most important thing to perceive is symptoms will not be shown before death. Accordingly, parents need to be more careful or concentrate on observation.
The best sleep position
Supination position is better than procumbent sleeping position. Because lying down will cause compression. Which air cannot be passed through the lungs and may also cause airway obstruction as well according to head movements of an infant is not as good as it should be. Therefore, supination for a sleep is the best sleep position for every small baby.
Additional information
When a baby sleeps parents must remember to move the doll or toys out of bed.
And the blanket must not be not too thick so a small baby can breathe easily, including preventing sleep obstruction such as sleep apnea; a solid mattress is required also, a decent room temperature so that the baby can sleep well.
