Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) Team: Nadia Shah, Lauren Bell, Lindsey Robinson, and Shelby Knoche
What is SIDS? Is the leading cause of death among infants one month to one year. Is the leading cause of death among infants one month to one year. An unexplained syndrome An unexplained syndrome Sudden death Sudden death
What is SIDS? (continued) Autopsy doesn’t show reason for death Autopsy doesn’t show reason for death Not transmitted from parents to infant Not transmitted from parents to infant
Risk Factors Smoking, drinking, or drug use during pregnancy Smoking, drinking, or drug use during pregnancy Mothers younger than 20 Mothers younger than 20 Stomach sleeping Stomach sleeping Overheating from excessive sleepwear and bedding. Overheating from excessive sleepwear and bedding.
Preventions Not sleeping on stomach Not sleeping on stomach Don’t let your baby get too hot Don’t let your baby get too hot Breastfeed Breastfeed
Prevention (continued) Give pacifier while baby is a sleep Give pacifier while baby is a sleep Don’t let baby sleep on a couch, or adult bed. Don’t let baby sleep on a couch, or adult bed.
Statistics Mother who smoke during their pregnancy give their babies a 3 times greater risk Mother who smoke during their pregnancy give their babies a 3 times greater risk African babies have a 2 times greater risk of SIDS African babies have a 2 times greater risk of SIDS Babies who sleep in an adult bed have a 40 times greater risk Babies who sleep in an adult bed have a 40 times greater risk
GOALS Raise awareness of SIDS by handing out pamphlets about SIDS to mothers at their first ultra-sound. Raise awareness of SIDS by handing out pamphlets about SIDS to mothers at their first ultra-sound. Help lower the risk factors for infants. Help lower the risk factors for infants. Help increase the knowledge of expecting parents so they know more about SIDS using the quiz. Help increase the knowledge of expecting parents so they know more about SIDS using the quiz.
What were going to do… We are going to create pamphlets to give out to parents: We are going to create pamphlets to give out to parents: This will help them learn more about SIDS to prevent deaths from happening. This will help them learn more about SIDS to prevent deaths from happening. Create a vaccine to help prevent SIDS. Create a vaccine to help prevent SIDS.
What are we going to do… (Continued) We want 80% of obstetrician offices to contain the pamphlets in their medical practices. We want 80% of obstetrician offices to contain the pamphlets in their medical practices. We want 60% of parents during their third ultra-sound to take a quiz about their knowledge for this syndrome (SIDS). We want 60% of parents during their third ultra-sound to take a quiz about their knowledge for this syndrome (SIDS).
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