“Since the inception of the Back to Sleep Campaign, the number of
infants being placed to sleep in a supine position has risen to 75.7% as of 2006,
and overall SIDS rates have decreased over 50% since 1988 (NICHD, 2011)” (Meadow-Oliver
& Hendrie, 2013).
This is very
exciting and really gives a person motivation to go into research. The back to
sleep recommendation was based on a study of how babies around the world slept
and the fact that in one Asian country where it was standard to put babies on
their backs to sleep, the incidence of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) was
very low.
References
Meadows-Oliver,
M., & Hendrie, J. (2013). Expanded back to sleep guidelines. Pediatric
Nursing, 39(1), 40-2, 49. Retrieved from http://search.proquest.com/docview/1317918928?accountid=458
This great research and great results. This is the result of concern and compassion for our babies to get a great start in life.
ReplyDeleteHi droberts,
ReplyDeleteI have even encountered people in my classes who have had relatives with a baby who suddenly died for no apparent reason. One of the greatest results of research is lives saved!
Thanks for your comment!
Liz Thomas
I enjoyed your post. SIDS is a very important topic especially to new parents. This issue helped me learn something new which I try to do everyday.
ReplyDeleteHi Elizabeth,
ReplyDeleteYou are very correct. This makes me remember a family friend who lost her baby some years ago. The story was that the baby slept and never woke up. it was believed that it was a spiritual attack, but after I read about SID, I was tempted to associate that death with SID--It could be true or not anyway
Once the SIDS issue has come up in my classes, I have noticed that it hits close to home for many people. It is more prevalent than I at first thought.
DeleteHello Elizabeth,
ReplyDeleteThe safety of an infant is extremely important to any mother. Research studies which help mothers gain a piece of mind knowing which procedures will help their children to develop and give them a successful start at life, are imperative to the field of early childhood education. Comparing best-practices and research on a global scale, such as the study you researched, helps to expand our perspectives on how to help children and families within our own society. Thank you for sharing this information with us!
Hi Rebecca,
DeleteI find this subject interesting because there are some things that hold true for people from all cultures and some things that vary between cultures. This is one topic related to culture that I can look into.
Hi Elizabeth,
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't until I took a SIDS training that I began to understand the importance of it. Growing up and even now as an adult I see parents putting their children on their stomach to sleep and didn't realize how dangerous it could be to infants. Because of research there has been a decline in sudden infant deaths and I now try to tell family members as well as others how important it is that they allow their babies to sleep the correct way.
Good point, Latarsha!
DeleteWe should not assume that people know about this. We can all be spokes people.
SIDS is something that many parents face unfortunately. I work with infants and in my classroom if a child sleeps longer than normal we are by the infant making sure it is still breathing. It is scary to think that infants can go to sleep and never wake up.
ReplyDeletemjpace,
ReplyDeleteThe daughter I adopted used to sleep to 9AM every morning. She also used a machine to detect sleep apnea. I would freak out when she would sleep so late into the morning and keep checking on her and the machine.