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    It has been studied and found that co-sleeping can actually reduce a baby’s risk of SIDS. SIDS is an abbreviation for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Some causes of SIDS could be heavy bedding, smothering, and some babies just stop breathing in their sleep. Studies have shown that when a baby sleeps with his or her mother they feed off the mother’s stimulation, like breathing patterns. When a mother gets into a sleeping routine with her child the smallest things like her heartbeat, breathing, and…

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    Sudden infant death syndrome is when an infant, under the age of one, dies during the night from an unexplained cause. It is rare for SIDS to occur within the first month, chances are higher around 2-4 months of age. There are no signs of infant distress in most cases and many mothers have stated that the infant feeds right before being laid down. It is only diagnosed after reviewing the infants’ clinical history and a complete autopsy examination is done excluding all other causes of death.…

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    In virtually every language, the term for Abirthmark@ can be translated as some variant of the terms Aenvy,@ Awish,@ Alonging,@ or “mother’s mark.” Does this suggest anything to you about what people in the past thought might be the causes of birthmarks? something the mother did caused the birth mark? D. Birth Process 14. Childbirth is conventionally divided into three stages. What are they?  mother experiences regular uterine contractions that are usually spaced to 10 to 15 minute…

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    The severity of such illnesses is less even if they do occur. The risk of your baby getting allergies are reduced if you breastfeed her. Allergic reactions such as asthma and eczema are less in breastfed babies. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, also known as SIDS, is less common in newborn babies who are breastfed. Fatty acids present in breastmilk aid in your baby’s brain development. If you exclusively breastfeed your little one for the first few months, that enhances her…

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    Description The owlet baby monitor is a small wireless adjustable sock that can fit any size baby foot. The purpose of the sock monitor is to monitor the heart rate and the oxygen levels of the infant while the baby sleeps to prevent signs sudden infant death syndrome. The sock communicates by sending live vital signs about the baby to a base station or smart phone. When the baby vital sign falls below a certain rate the device alerts the base station or the app with an alarm. This device gives…

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    Co-Sleeping Theory

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    overlooked how much a mother provides for her child. A mother provides warmth, security, food, and nurture. According to the Journal of Human Behavior and Evolution, a mother’s death directly increases the mortality of her child, and studies throughout complex societies have found that a baby’s chance of survival after a mother’s death can be less than 5% (Sear, 2008). Infants among non-human primates have also been documented to experience detrimental effects after short or long term periods of…

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    between co-sleeping and the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). While the old research findings were that bed sharing was associated with increased risk for SIDS, some authors proposed that bed sharing might be potentially protective against SIDS (Kelmanson, 2006). The debate on whether co-sleeping prevents the risk of SIDS has been argued for a long time. However, some researchers have found out that co-sleeping does lower the chance of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. James J. McKeena…

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    How Safe Is Thalidomide?

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    development of unborn babies, as it was not understood that these drug molecules could cross the placental wall, severely affecting the foetus. In the late 1950s and early 1960s, the drug thalidomide affected over 10,000 babies and thousands of fetal deaths worldwide. The affected babies typically suffered from phocomelia, a failure of the limbs to develop.…

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    According to the video it talks about SIDS which is known as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. It is the unexplained death, usually during sleep, of a seemingly healthy baby less than a year old. And there are multiple ways to prevent it. One way is to make sure the baby is placed in a safe sleep environment every time they are placed to sleep. Whereas, to make sure there are no stuffed animals, toys or loose bedding. Also to not over bundle the baby, where they only have on one layers of clothing…

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    sarcoidosis is cardiac involvement that ranges from asymptomatic conduction abnormalities to fatal ventricular arrhythmias, with clinical manifestation of the disease being present in only 2% to 7% of all diagnoses [2, 3]. Though conduction abnormalities are the most common…

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