Saturday, November 12, 2011

SIDS-Cosleeping

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is a situation in which a seemingly healthy infant at least 2 months of age, suddenly stops breathing and dies unexpectedly while asleep (Berger, 2009). This situation is very common around the world. There are many ways researchers say are best preventions of SID. These preventions are not always true based on cultural viewpoints. The main way researchers said that SID could be prevented is from sleeping with the parent. This is also called co-sleeping. Co-sleeping is a custom in which parents and their children sleep together. The controversy that's going on is researcher have shown recent research that co-sleeping is not as harmful as sleeping in the crib. In the article "Co-sleeping & SID facts" it states: the crib industry wants you to know that 60% of "accidental" infant deaths have accrued per year in adult beds" (Palmer, 2005). Several well-designed researchers studies demonstrate that SIDS is actually reduced in babies co-sleeping along with an aware, protective, non-smoking or non-drug using, mother in a safe bed (Palmer, 2005).
Around the world co-sleeping is a norm. In much of southern Europe, Asia, Africa, and Central and South America, mothers and babies routinely share sleep (McKenna, 2007). SIDS occurrences are among the lowest in the world in Hong Kong, where co-sleeping is extremely common (McKenna, 2007).
This research was very interested for me because choose to put my son in the bassinet by my bed as an infant. I think for all my children I will do the same. I feel that lying them in a bassinet is less risky that a huge crib. Co-sleeping is any option sometimes for bonding purposes but I will choose ultimately the bassinet. This information was very informative and I can use this in my daycare as information to pass to my parents and colleagues.

Reference


Berger, K. S. (2009). The developing person through childhood (5th ed.). New York, NY: Worth Publishers.
McKenna, James (2007). Cosleeping Around the World. www.naturalchild.org
Palmer,Linda (2002). Cosleeping & SIDS Fact Sheet. www.thebabybond.com

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2 comments:

  1. Sally BrooksNovember 12, 2011 at 9:40 PM

    Hi McKenzie,

    Thank you for sharing such helplful information. Your choice of putting your child's bassinet next to your bed will give you piece of mind. Many experts agree that co-sleeping is a parent choice and for whatever reason they make that choice it is ultimately up to them. Some do so, because it is easier to accomplish a babies night and early morning feeding schedules, or they want to be close to their baby because they are away from them all day. The only draw back for Americans is the emphasis we place on independant sleeping, as it is quite a task to transition a child who has been co-sleeping with their parents (for an estended period of time) to their own bed. You might find Dr. T. Berry Brazelton and Dr. Joshua D. Sparrow's book (Sleep the Brazelton Way) helpful.

    Sally

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  2. Correna's BlogNovember 13, 2011 at 8:23 AM

    Hi Mckenzie
    This is vey important information to share with families of newborn babies.When my grandson was born a nurse spent an hour talking with my daughter and son-in-law about the importance of the baby sleeping in his own bed and sleeping on his back. She recently took out his bumper pad in his crib becsue she read an article about babies snuggling up to the pad and sufficating. Thanks for the great referencesI will pass these on to a friend expecting her baby in January.

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