Are you a parent of a tiny, helpless, adorable baby? Do you worry that your baby will all of a sudden just quit breathing while he/she is sleeping? Well you should. Many people think that because their child is a certain race or ethnicity that they are safe from Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID). This is not the case, every child has a chance of dying from SUID, but it is true that some races have a higher possibility. This issue is one that every parent needs to be aware of and take the time to seek out education on. Many infants die because of SUID a year, whether that be from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), accidental strangulation in bed, or unknown causes, it happens more than people realize. In South Dakota, where there are nine
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SIDS is not a disease that can be pinpointed to an exact causation. Research has more commonly shown that infants that die from SIDS have brain abnormalities but scientists believe babies must have brain abnormalities, genetic polymorphisms, and genetic mutations, the triple-risk model, to die from SIDS (NIH, 2015). All three things must be present for the infant to experience the triple-risk model but this does not in any way guarantee that they will suffer from SIDS. In 2014, about 1,500 infants died from SIDS (CDC, 2014). There are about 4,000,000 births a year and the fact that 1,500 of them die with no explanation is why SIDS is a major public health issue for a majority of the …show more content…
The fact that SIDS happens so early in a child’s life gives greater pressure to parents of a newborn. Allow there are measures parents can take to try and prevent their child from dying from SIDS nothing is a sure factor. The unsolved reasons for SIDS is unexplainable, but research is surfacing every day. Currently the lack of resources offered to the Native American population is shown heavily by SIDS cases, but yet education to new mothers is slim and far between. This public health issue is one that could be further decreased if the right prevention was known by all. “No more shall there be an infant that lives but a few days, or an old person who does not live out a lifetime.” (Is: 65:
SIDS is not a disease that can be pinpointed to an exact causation. Research has more commonly shown that infants that die from SIDS have brain abnormalities but scientists believe babies must have brain abnormalities, genetic polymorphisms, and genetic mutations, the triple-risk model, to die from SIDS (NIH, 2015). All three things must be present for the infant to experience the triple-risk model but this does not in any way guarantee that they will suffer from SIDS. In 2014, about 1,500 infants died from SIDS (CDC, 2014). There are about 4,000,000 births a year and the fact that 1,500 of them die with no explanation is why SIDS is a major public health issue for a majority of the …show more content…
The fact that SIDS happens so early in a child’s life gives greater pressure to parents of a newborn. Allow there are measures parents can take to try and prevent their child from dying from SIDS nothing is a sure factor. The unsolved reasons for SIDS is unexplainable, but research is surfacing every day. Currently the lack of resources offered to the Native American population is shown heavily by SIDS cases, but yet education to new mothers is slim and far between. This public health issue is one that could be further decreased if the right prevention was known by all. “No more shall there be an infant that lives but a few days, or an old person who does not live out a lifetime.” (Is: 65: