Sudden infant death syndrome

If you're pregnant or planning to get pregnant and want a healthy baby, then it's very important to avoid drug use during pregnancy. Illegal drugs such as marijuana, cocaine etc aren't the only drugs that are harmful to fetal development, substances such as caffeine and alcohol, can have lasting effects on an unborn child. Many pregnant women take prescribed or no prescribed drugs or use social drugs (tobacco and alcohol) during pregnancy, and use of drugs during pregnancy. Generally, drugs…

weather patterns on a global scale. This article suggests that climate change is causing more severe heat waves and will only progress as time goes on. There may be some correlation between the climates changing and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) but the conclusion is unclear. Infants have not had enough time to develop their thermoregulatory receptors, which means they cannot rid their tiny bodies of heat the way a more developed person can. The goal of this study is to try and pin point…

Did you know that cigarettes are responsible for more than 480,000 deaths per year in the United States. 53,800 of those deaths are from secondhand smoke exposure alone. This is about 1,300 deaths a day, this number is growing at an alarming rate. Did you know that on average people who smoke die 10 years earlier than people who do not smoke. So the question is should cigarettes be banned, in my personal opinion they should be, because they not only kill the person smoking them, but also the…

premature death. Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities and improve the health of all groups. Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all; and Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages.” (CDC) http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/healthy_people/hp2020.htm The listed goals towards public health and services aims…

Benitez B2 OPTION C: CHILD CARE If you were considering leaving your three year-old child in a child care facility (family day care or child care center), what would be your major concerns? Why? Would your concerns be different, if your child were an infant? Explain. Would you prefer an academic or a child-centered preschool for your child? Why? My major concerns with leaving my toddler in a child care center would be that they are safe and well taken care of. I would hope caregivers…

INTROCUCTION After its discovery by Dr. Peter Barth in 1983, Barth Syndrome was originally thought to affect less than 200 males worldwide. Barth conducted his initial study on his patients after noticing a disturbing pattern of early infant death within a single family, none of which survived past 42 months. These individuals suffered from symptoms that included, but were not limited to, dilated cardiomyopathy, neutropenia, and skeletal myopathy. Many patients experienced moderate to severe…

abruption and/ or fetal death and maternal death. Although it is very apparent on how important it is to not use substances while pregnant, it happens quite often. Fetuses can't safeguard themselves or prevent the destructive substances from entering their body therefore it is up to…

Today, many American people still smoke cigarettes. These people have great risk of many diseases. This is a problem and people in America need to understand the dangers of cigarettes. Firstly, Cigarettes cause cancer and many other illnesses. This is because there is tar in cigarettes and causes mutations in dna and causes cancer. Smokers have 10 years shorter of a life expectancy than an average person. Some other diseases caused by cigarettes such as different heart diseases.…

because they are addicted to nicotine or due to stress, but no matter the reason an unborn baby is still being potentially harmed. Some of the most known birth defects in newborns, from mothers smoking, are premature birth, stillbirth, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. Smoking during pregnancy causes these harmful effects on newborns because when a mother smokes, so does her unborn baby. Everything a pregnant woman ingests into her body goes straight to her baby, including cigarettes, which…

During my research for this paper, I determined that there is a high infant mortality rate among African-American women in the United States. According to a National Vital Statistics Report, United States is ranked the highest among all countries in the world for infant mortality rate (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2014). Statistics have also shown that infant mortality rate is the highest among African-Americans both statewide and nationwide and also including Franklin…