Sudden infant death syndrome

develop postpartum depression since they are unable to take certain medications during pregnancy. If I were pregnant, these would be my biggest concerns. A concern I have after the child is born is SIDS. Sudden infant death syndrome is very scary, because we don’t know for sure the cause of the syndrome. We just know that the…

pregnancy. This occurrence may lead to more time spent in the hospital then originally planned. Babies born premature are often seen with different health problems that can become short-term or long-term effects. Short term effects on a preterm infant may evolve into long term effects as the baby develops. There are many different short term effects that can occur when a baby is born premature. They can have serious breathing problems, delayed growth of their…

One of the most repulsive acts a person commits is smoking. Having all of those carcinogens going into your body is like a death sentence. To top it off, people who smoke publicly affect their peers. Having designated smoking areas in public places would reduce the risk of second hand smoking. There are too many health risks that affect victims of secondhand smoke. Smoking areas would not only lessen the amount of people affected by secondhand smoke, but it would also decrease the number of…

Fetal Alcohol research Every year thousands of infants are born exposed to drugs. Some of these babies are born addicted and some premature and some with organ, limb, facial deformities and some with brain damage. Even Small amount of alcohol or drug can put the baby’s health at risk. Drugs can also cause the baby to be born prematurely, have learning and behavior problems, have sleeping and, have speech and language delays. Even over the counter medicine can be dangerous. The number…

the amniotic sac leaks or breaks before week 37 of pregnancy, premature birth, certain birth defects, pregnancy loss (Laughlin-Tommaso, 2015). Smoking during pregnancy can also affect a baby after he or she is born, increasing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, colic, asthma, and childhood obesity…

Smoking in Public Smoking bans in the United States have been around since the 1970’s. Since then different states have made their own laws about where you are allowed to smoke in public areas. Other states have made minimal efforts to decrease the smoking in public. Smoke bans are not made to target those who smoke, rather protect those who do not. Smoking in public produces second hand smoke that is harmful to those around them, to help reduce exposure to second hand smoke for people, the…

lower birth weight than an average baby. Typically, the baby is born about one-hundred and fifty to two-hundred grams less. These babies, affected by cigarettes and their smoke, have up to three times the risk of SIDS, which stands for sudden infant death syndrome. After birth, smoking can affect the milk production of a mother, and the chemicals will perpetuate to pass on to the baby through breastfeeding. Later in life, a child affected by chemicals found in cigarette smoke may be more liable…

Discharge Teaching on Feeding Your Baby: Bottle vs. Breast While intrauterine, the fetus depends strictly on what the mother consumes for their growth and development. Once the infant is finally born, the mother then has to decide on whether she wants to breastfeed or bottle feed. Infant feeding is a very important part and learning experience for parenting. It is up to the nurse to help the new mother choose, feel comfortable with a feeding method, and provide knowledge of the newborn’s…

of Secondhand").It's hard for kids to fight off the things in the cigarettes so they are at risk for secondhand smoke and even death. 25,00 children die every year from secondhand smoke("Effects of Secondhand Smoking Children¨). It can cause many health defects and can be very dangerous. Secondhand smoke is a known cause of low birth weight, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), asthma, bronchitis, pneumonia, middle ear infection, and other diseases("Effects of Secondhand Smoking…

For new parents, getting the baby into a regular sleeping pattern can be a challenge. Newborns simply do not seem to be on the same schedule as the rest of us. They fall asleep whenever they get tired, which can be at unpredictable times, and they wake up at seemingly random intervals. This is part of what makes the first several months such a difficult stage for many parents; in accommodating the baby's irregular patterns, it is hard to get enough sleep for yourself. When you combine this with…