![]() ![]() Infants of color are more likely to to be affected. The AAP acknowledged that SIDS and SUID mortality rates, like other causes of infant mortality, have notable and persistent racial and ethnic disparities. SIDS peaks between 1 month and 4 months of age. SIDS is a subcategory of SUID and is a cause assigned to infant deaths that cannot be explained after a thorough case investigation, including a scene investigation, autopsy, and review of the clinical history. SUID can be attributed to suffocation, asphyxia, entrapment, infection, ingestions, metabolic diseases, arrhythmia-associated cardiac channelopathies, and trauma (unintentional or nonaccidental). Sudden unexpected infant death (SUID), also known as sudden unexpected death in infancy, or SUDI, is a term used to describe any sudden and unexpected death, whether explained or unexplained that occur during the first year of life. Despite the decline since the 1990s, SIDS is the leading cause of death in infants who are between 28 days to 1 year old. The overall death rate attributable to sleep-related infant deaths has remained consistent and has not continued to decline. This campaign is now known as the Safe to Sleep campaign. The number of deaths decreased in the 1990s when the orginal "Back to Sleep" campaign was released in 1994. That includes including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), ill-defined deaths and accidental suffocation and strangulation in bed. Approximately 1500 of those deads can be attributed to SIDS. Falling asleep with a baby on a couch or in a recliner is more dangerous than falling asleep in bed after breastfeeding when plans are made for this bed-sharing situation.ģ500 babies die every year from sleep related infant deaths. ![]() Today the American Academy of Pediatrics released a new policy statement titled " SIDS and Other Sleep Related Deaths: Updated 2016 Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment." This updated guideline has been well received because for the first time, the AAP has acknowledged that parents are likely to fall asleep when breastfeeding their babies, and it is recommended that they should plan for this situation. I covered this topic in a recent post - " Safe Bed-Sharing: Do Childbirth Educators Have a Responsibility to Cover This Topic?" Educators are aware that, for many reasons, families may choose to bed-share with their young infant. Some childbirth educators may have been torn between strictly covering the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics and also sharing information on safe bed-sharing. Few new families are fully prepared for the impact of the needs of a newborn and understanding how adequate sleep for everyone can be accomplished safely. Sleep for both new parents and the newborn is a big topic of discussion during pregnancy and certainly in childbirth classes. ![]()
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