SIDS Case Studies
Since 1992 it has been recommended that infants be placed on their backs to sleep instead of on their stomach. Because of this sleeping position being recommended the number of infants dying due to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) has dropped by half. However, there are still many infants that die due to this syndrome. Researchers in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) enrolled over two thousand new mothers and provided them with education regarding sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and then provided a follow up test. During a follow-up interview it was discovered that out of the 970 of the mothers who were reached, 89% were placing their infants on their back during sleep (Centor, 2016).
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a significant number of mothers who took part in the education regarding sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) did remember the education given to them. This article also shows that with the re-education regarding infant sleeping positions the rate of infants that die from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) was significantly decreased.
Information in this article reveals that
a significant number of mothers who took part in the education regarding sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) did remember the education given to them. This article also shows that with the re-education regarding infant sleeping positions the rate of infants that die from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) was significantly decreased.