![]() If there is still some uncertainty as to the cause after it is determined to be fully unexplained, the medical examiner or corner might leave the cause of death as “unknown”. If they can’t find a cause for the death and if the baby was younger than 1 year old, the medical examiner or coroner will call the cause of death SIDS. They ask questions, examine the baby, gather information and run tests. When a baby dies, health care providers, law enforcement personnel and communities try to find out why. This investigation includes performing a complete autopsy, examining the death scene, reviewing the clinical history and ruling out other causes before pronouncing the baby dead due to SIDS. SIDS is diagnosed by a process of elimination. In other words, ruling out what the cause of death is not. ![]() However when the cause is unknown, the diagnosis cannot be direct. To oversimplify, a runny nose may be caused by a common cold or seasonal allergy. You may ask, ‘if causes are unknown then how are babies pronounced dead due to SIDS’? When the cause of an ailment is known, the diagnosis is direct. The incidence of SIDS peaks between 2 and 4 months of age and approximately 90% of SIDS deaths occur before the age of 6 months.11 How SIDS is diagnosed In fact, in the United States, it is the leading cause of death in children between 1 month and 1 year of age. It is feared, because despite decades of research such little is known about what causes SIDS and why or exactly how infants still die from it. SIDS is feared mainly due to its unknown causes. However, in this instance, the victim does not adjust or wake up resulting in suffocation. When a baby’s breathing becomes obstructed during sleep, a normal response would be to wake up or adjust position to clear airways and allow breathing. Accidental suffocation is a prime example of SIDS. SIDS occurs when babies do not wake up despite being under life threatening circumstances. Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is where an infant younger than one year meets an untimely and unexplained death while sleeping. In this article we will cover the following:ģ) Known Facts About the Systems Involved in SIDSĤ) The Circumstances Under Which SIDS Occursĥ) Prenatal and Post Natal Smoking and SIDSħ) Sleep Maturity From 6 Weeks to 6 Months If the information provided is too frank for some, we understand and apologize in advance. In order to be unbiased we had to present the facts as they are. It is our aim to present facts showing no bias and to leave you with enough data to form an informed opinion about this feared phenomenon called SIDS. The scientific support, which details the research and associated conclusions, is provided for the more curious and thorough. The basic level is meant for all readers. The information in this article has two levels: basic and scientifically in-depth. All references are given at the end of this article. Our aim is to provide you with scientific proof taken from journals and papers on various studies on SIDS facts. ![]() Today we shed some light on the research that has been performed on SIDS. ![]() ![]() Out of sheer paranoia, parents have started avoiding the most benign child care products, often without understanding the facts about SIDS. Sensational titles gather social shares - the scarier the article the more the shares. The mysterious nature and high stakes associated with SIDS make it a media magnet. ![]()
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