Doctors are perplexed - why the sudden death syndrome occurs only in children younger than a year, because those whose age has passed for this mark, this disease with a lethal outcome is not, to establish the cause of death can be in any case.
Unfortunately, there is no chance to foresee and prevent the syndrome of sudden death. Therefore, parents, after reading the conclusion of the pathologist, do not believe him and believe that in everything the doctors are to blame.
This terrible syndrome was investigated by scientific medical figures of the whole world, however, it was not possible to establish the cause causing sudden death in the child. However, some factors were suggested that increase the risk of a fatal outcome of the syndrome.
First. It was noted that the average age of children who died suddenly varies between six months. However, there is no data on victims of the syndrome, whose age was two months (and less).
The second. Most often, boys die from sudden death syndrome.
Third. A huge role is played by the living conditions of the child (housing and communal services). For example, if the baby is sleeping in a stuffy, unventilated room.
Fourth. Most often, death from this syndrome occurred in the autumn and spring months - when the incidence of acute respiratory disease among the population is increasing.
Fifth. Most often, the syndrome was detected at night (to be more exact, from 00:00 to 06:00). The peak of mortality is between 4 and 6 o'clock in the morning.
The sixth. If earlier in the family there was a syndrome of sudden death, there is a probability of its secondary manifestation in the second child.
Seventh. Incredibly, it is on holidays and weekends that the number of deaths from the syndrome increases.
Eighth. It is not uncommon for a child to die suddenly, being under the care of relatives or friends of the family. That is, when parents left the child in the care of relatives.
The ninth. Most often, a mother whose child had suffered a sudden death had a fairly severe pregnancy with complications, or she had previously made several abortions. Also - if the age interval does not exceed a year between the first and second (second third, etc.) child.
The tenth. Studies have shown that in children whose parents have bad habits (smoking, addiction to alcohol or psychotropic substances), there is often a sudden death syndrome.
Eleventh. A large percentage of deaths belong to children whose mothers were less than 17 years old at the time of delivery.
The twelfth. If during the childbirth the mother had unforeseen complications, such as rapid delivery, caesarean section, stimulation with oxytocin, etc., the probability that her child may have a sudden death syndrome is higher than that of other mothers.
The thirteenth. Most cases of sudden death in premature or premature babies with large weight were recorded.
However, this does not mean that the above factors have occurred in the life of the child, he will necessarily die from the terrible syndrome. Most often these children live, as they say, "long and happy". But there are other factors contributing to the emergence of the syndrome, for example, hereditary or congenital health problems in parents who, under adverse circumstances, can rapidly develop in a child.
Physicians also identified several features of the infant's condition that increase the risk of sudden-onset death syndrome:
- the baby's brain requires much more oxygen in the room than the adult's brain;
- the rhythmic activity of the heart may be disturbed;
- the baby often has short-term stops of breathing when he sleeps. Although, and in absolutely healthy children, there are times of breath retardation, lasting a couple of seconds. However, if you notice that the baby's breathing stops for 20 or more seconds - sound an alarm, it can lead to death. In addition, take care that the baby does not pull a blanket in his sleep on his head. And observe the temperature in the room - remember, children are much worse than the cooler than the heat. Do not forget that children under one year are not allowed to sleep on the pillow.
In order to somehow protect your child from the sudden death syndrome, his mother should, first of all, think about the way she lives, fully eats, does not have bad habits. All the factors that can contribute to the development of the syndrome of sudden death should be immediately removed from the life of the mother forever, no matter how hard it was.
Also, you should pay special attention to the conditions in which your baby lives. He must sleep in his cot, not on the couch with his parents. Preferably, the child will sleep with adults in the same room. Choose a mattress, stop on its hard version. Take care that in the crib of the child there are no foreign objects (toys, rattles, pillows). The temperature in the room should not be above the mark of +20 о С.
Try not to teach the baby to sleep on your stomach, and even more so do not sleep with him in the same bed. If a child sleeps on his back - he wakes up much more often at night and cries - this reduces the risk of stopping breathing in a baby several times.
It is not necessary to visit places in a child who is not yet a year old. Do not contact sick people, because ARI, which can catch a kid from a grown-up adult, again increases the risk of sudden death syndrome.
If you notice that your baby is a lot and often regurgitates - be sure to wear it vertically after every feeding, so that the air goes out by himself. Raise the bed from the end where the head of the baby lies, at 45 degrees .
If you are aware of all the factors that contribute to the occurrence of the syndrome of sudden death in an infant, you can protect your child from this terrible scourge.