This week discussion is on Child Development and Public Health, there were several topics, however the one that was the most meaningful to me was Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). I have always been interested on the root cause and if there was additional research being done. I have never personally experience having a child that has died or known anyone personally that has experience such a sad incident. A lack of answers is part of what makes SIDS so frightening. Upon research it is known to be the leading cause of death among infants, ranging 1 moth to 1 year old, and claims the lives of about 2,500 each year in the United States, It is still unpredictable despite the ongoing research.
SIDS is known to affect other parts of the country. It is important to note that the age of inclusion
for SIDS varies from country to country, with some countries defining SIDS as occurring from age 1 year, while others use a range from birth to age 1 year or another range (World Health Organization, n.d.). New Zealand is also known to be one of highest countries and the lowest countries were in the Netherlands and Japan (World Health Organization, n.d.).
Considering all the information I have read and resources, there is no single risk factor is likely to be sufficient to cause a SIDS death. I don't think this information will affect my futher work or career, however this information is vital and important to me, knowing this can happen in any situation. In addition, there is no root known cause to SIDS, rather just knowing there are several risk factors combined may contribute to cause an at-risk infant to die of SIDS (KidsHealth, 2017).
References:
KidsHealth. (2017). Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Retrieved on March 18, 2017 from http://kidshealth.org/en/parents/sids.html
World Health Organization. (n.d.). SIDS. Retrieved on March 18, 2017 from https://www.ncemch.org/suid-sids/statistics/
Hi Kichara,
ReplyDeleteYour post is short and simple but is a great read. The topic about SIDS saddens me very much. Although I have not had an experience with it nor knew someone who had gone through that, it's still something that saddens me. It is a shock to learn of the number of newborns whose lives were claimed by SIDS. I do hope that in the near future, research will be more available for us to learn about it and maybe it can be prevented. Have a great week!
Julie