Sudden infant death syndrome

Traumatic experiences can effect an infant or a child in ways that are long-term. Trauma can take many forms. According to the Oxford dictionary, trauma can be a deeply distressing or disturbing experience or a physical injury (Dreary & Brown, 2007). Both of these types of trauma can have a negative effect on the person that the child grows up to be. Unfortunately some infants experience trauma while in the womb. This can be a result of the mother abusing the fetus by smoking while pregnant…

There are several causes for the death of infants. The five leading causes (in 2015) were as follows: 1.) Birth defects, which are defined as “structural or functional abnormalities present at birth that cause physical or mental disabilities” which can be a result of genetic problems or environmental…

likelihood of general health problems that comes with age. Problems include: • Greater difficulty in initially conceiving a child, with the personal and psychological difficulties that this can cause. • Increased risk of complications for both mother and infant during pregnancy and delivery (although the actual size of the risk…

they show only one or two signs then they may have “fetal alcohol syndrome” (FAE). In a series of paper done by Seattle Longitudinal Study on alcohol and pregnancy, Ann Streissguth and her colleagues at the University of Washington have traced several developmental problems to prenatal exposure to alcohol. These studies have shown that mothers who drank more heavily, their babies had lower mental and motor development scores than infants of less heavy drinkers…

Substance addiction continues to be an epidemic across the nation. Hundreds of pregnant women and new mothers have been accursed of child abuse and other crimes when they or their newborns have tested positive for control substances. (Pro publica) Substances such as nicotine, marijuana, alcohol opiates, cocaine and methadone pose serious risks health risks to the developing fetus. Currently in the United States, 18 states consider substance abuse during pregnancy child abuse under civil child…

pregnancy by reducing the risks to the infant and mother related to the use of alcohol, cigarettes, and illicit drugs. By using science-based research, Healthy People 2020 seeks to identify and improve the overall health of the nation’s population by providing measurable goals and objectives that are designed to promote health and disease prevention in people of all ages. In an effort to increase the understanding and awareness related to maternal and infant health, Healthy People 2020 has set…

Will you be a static or a study of delivering a drug dependent infant? Will you be to blame while your child sits in the back of a classroom struggling with the inability to pay attention or comprehend what this world is wanting out of him to be a stable, hardworking adult, with the equal learning agenda as a child without these behaviors? Drug dependent, expectant mothers are not new news these days. This is an epidemic that we have been taught from an early age in our D.A.R.E. school programs.…

It causes the child to smoke, cancer, sudden infant death syndrome, lung, brain and heart problems, and ultimately death. Researchers are still looking to find ways to end this vicious cycle and stop these preventable deaths, it is up to the parents to be strong for their children and quit now. The sooner the better. There are many people trying to fight for children’s rights. I…

furthermore, the introduction of Immunisations and by better treatment in neonatal intensive care and interventions for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) (ABS, 2002). In 2009-13, there were 621 deaths of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children aged 0-4, these mortality rates are 1.9 times higher than non-Indigenous rates. In 2008-12 the common cause of death of the infants were conditions originating in the perinatal period (48%) such as fetal growth disorders, birth trauma,…

one-third of all cancer deaths, including those from lung cancer. In fact, cigarette smoking has been linked to about 90 percent of all lung cancer cases. Research shows that smoking increases the risk of heart disease. Smokers harm others as well as themselves through secondhand smoke. Using tobacco has a lot of health effects that not only affect yourself but also everyone around you. The deadly effects that smoking has on our bodies is extensive. Children and infants are at most risk from…