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作者: puZZle 時間: 2009-9-23 00:45 標題: 嬰兒猝死案九成與大人共眠

嬰兒猝死案九成與大人共眠

[2009-09-22]

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卑詩法醫處指出，很多嬰兒在睡覺時無辜死去。法醫處提出上述警告，是基於對省內33宗嬰兒猝死個案調查而作出，大部分意外發生於2005年2006年間。
法醫處檢討過這些個案之後，發現只有少數的嬰兒在睡覺時死亡的原因是不明的，大部分（88％）的死亡與不安全的睡眠安排有關，特別是嬰兒與他人共床睡覺。
卑詩法醫處建議家長切勿讓嬰兒俯睡成人的睡床或沙發上。家長可以與嬰兒共用一房間，但嬰兒就應睡在自己的嬰兒床裏。

作者: Sakura 時間: 2009-9-23 20:25

It's called Sudden Infant Death (SIDS)~

SIDS is the sudden and unexplained death of an infant who is younger than 1 year old. It's a frightening prospect because it can strike without warning, usually in seemingly healthy babies. Most SIDS deaths are associated with sleep (hence the common reference to "crib death") and infants who die of SIDS show no signs of suffering.

Other potential risk factors include:

•smoking, drinking, or drug use during pregnancy
•poor prenatal care
•prematurity or low birth-weight
•mothers younger than 20
•tobacco smoke exposure following birth
•overheating from excessive sleepwear and bedding
•stomach sleeping

It actually occurs more from stomach sleeping than sleeping with adults.

作者: Littleprince 時間: 2009-9-23 20:49

羅泥講喇﹐我地細個邊有 BB床訓﹖都係同大人一齊訓喇﹐點會有問題﹖ 若出問題就可能係D加拿大人太肥﹐或者鼻鼾太勁

作者: shutterbug 時間: 2009-9-24 11:38

LP, there are many studies on SIDS, although you can still think that this is an no issue.

作者: 布小熊 時間: 2009-9-24 12:02

I think it's unsafe to keep baby in the same bed as adult. Babies are tiny and any movement from an adult could harm them. cribs are built and meant to use by babies.
I tho it's common sense....
recent death of baby in Surry could be caused by the baby rolling and got caught in between the gap of a regular bed and the wall....

作者: Catpiano 時間: 2009-9-24 12:51

I keep telling my wife not too la..

But every morning when I wake up .. she is sleeping with the baby ...

What can I do? bite her eat?? she keeps telling me she is very careful wor ...

(not overnight, but usually baby wake up around 5-6am, then my wife feeds him, and fall asleep

)

作者: Littleprince 時間: 2009-9-24 14:54

LP, there are many studies on SIDS, although you can still think that this is an no issue.
shutterbug 發表於 2009-9-24 12:38

perhaps only in Canada?

作者: Catpiano 時間: 2009-9-24 15:17

perhaps only in Canada?
Littleprince 發表於 2009-9-24 15:54

That is how my wife defenced too ..

She keeps saying .. since people here are so fat and heavy .. that will kill the baby .. but she won't wor ..

sigh ..

作者: daimo 時間: 2009-9-24 15:21

wait until the day when the baby starts crawling ... you will realize how scary it is.

what do you use to confine the baby?

作者: kisstherain 時間: 2009-9-24 15:48

First 嬰兒猝死 while sleeping (SID) is different from dying from 不安全的睡眠安排. Sakura has posted info on SID.

I remember studying something about SID at university. Something about young babies "forget" to breath when asleep ( or was it the heart stops beating? I forgot). When baby sleeps with the parent it is found that their breathing (or heart beat) becomes synchronized meaning baby's breathing (or heart beat) won't stop. Therefore sleeping with the parent does have its advantages. I remember it is suggested you can put baby in a basket and put the basket next to u will have the same effect without the danger of adult accidentally suffocating or crushing the baby. I guess if you can, put the baby crib next to parents' bed can sync too? (That I am not sure).

作者: 布小熊 時間: 2009-9-24 16:12

I am actually not worry about SID. I mean it's really hard to prevent it. I am more concern that some parents are not trying minimized chance of accident. (as you said 不安全的睡眠安排)

作者: Sakura 時間: 2009-9-25 00:49

I remember studying something about SID at university. Something about young babies "forget" to breath when asleep
kisstherain 發表於 2009/9/24 03:48 PM

As much as people think that breathing is a reflex and cannot be forgotten, it can.

All babies forget to breathe at some points in their sleep and a certain part of the brain reminds them to breathe again.
Infants are prone to irregular breathing because their brains aren't fully developed yet. Sometimes this can make them breathe faster and slower (or seem like they take a sudden deep breath). This is normal for a lot of babies and will decrease in frequency with time.
It's called Sleep apnea. It's a sleeping disorder and a lot of infants actually have but very mild.
Although it's does occur more with premature babies.

"Statistics Canada shows that the chance of your baby dying for any reason before they are a year old, is only about a 0.5 percent chance. That does not even take into account the reasons for those deaths which could be numerable reasons, like SIDS, birth or heart defects, house fires, car accidents, murder, drowning, etc.

So, if you take those statistics into account, the odds of accidentally killing your baby from co sleeping, is so small it is practically immeasurable, and compared to the many benefits of co sleeping, it is down right illogical to take any experts advice against co sleeping as credible."
http://nurturedmother.ca/superaddmom/attachment-parenting/millions-of-babies-co-sleep-and-live-yearly/

So babies dying during sleep actually has nothing to do with co-sleeping.
It can happen at anytime with any babies.
Like I said before, it's more likely to happen if you put your baby to sleep tummy side down compare to co-sleeping.
Altough we put all the babies to sleep in the daycare tummy side down, but none of them had ever have problems sleeping.
I studied this topic when I was in the Early Childhood Education program.

作者: Catpiano 時間: 2009-9-25 06:52

Problem is .. 4-5 month old baby love to flip themself ... always tummy side down themself ..

And for some reason, my baby like to TILT his head up, no matter tummy side up or down ...

作者: Sakura 時間: 2009-9-25 07:49

Haha~
They do like sleeping tummy side down which is why we put them to sleep like that in the daycare~
They do seem to fall asleep better and sleep better when they're tummy side down~

Tilting his head mite cause trouble breathing and block his airway..~
But it's a very small chance~
Do becareful tho~

作者: Catpiano 時間: 2009-9-25 08:09

Yeah ... still, as parents, we are trying out best ...

10pm, 12am, 2am, 4am, 6am, 8am etc on and on ... keep checking all the time ...

Not a easy job .. but lots of enjoyment! ^_^

作者: shutterbug 時間: 2009-9-25 14:41

SIDS peaks when the baby is around 2-4 months. Most of them do not know how to roll over at this age. Sleeping on the back is the safest position because it's least associated with SIDS. VGH (Vancouver Women's Hospital), they all suggest newborns sleep on their backs all the time. The Early Childhood program could be correct too because they're probably talking about babies at a different age, probably older ones, but for newborns it's very important that you follow the guidelines to prevent SIDS. Although the chances is not high, I wouldn't take the risk at all!

The seven SIDS risk-lowering steps:

Give your baby a healthy womb environment.
Do not allow smoke around your baby ?pre or postnatally.
Put your baby to sleep on his back or side, not on his stomach.
Breastfeed your baby.
Give your baby a safe sleeping environment.
Avoid overheating your baby during sleep.
Practice the "high-touch" style of attachment parenting.

作者: Catpiano 時間: 2009-9-25 15:02

We have done all 6 of 7 steps ..

however, what is "HIGH TOUCH" ar SB ?

作者: shutterbug 時間: 2009-9-25 15:56

High touch means more physical contact, like sakura said about syncing rythms.

作者: Catpiano 時間: 2009-9-25 19:50

I hv TONS of physical contact with my baby every day wor ..

作者: Sakura 時間: 2009-9-28 02:17

Well, I dun doubt that you do have a lot of physical touch with ur baby~
We all should~

But think about when they were in the womb, bascially 9 months~
Everyday, every second is physical touch~
So when they r out, compare to in the womb, it's a lot less physical touch for them~
So they do need LOTS and LOTS~ lol~

作者: shutterbug 時間: 2009-9-28 11:29

High touch sounds good in theory, but in practice I think the baby should start to learn to live on it's own...too much "high touch" will cause the parents to be zombies...LOL

作者: Sakura 時間: 2009-9-28 15:33

Well, high touch had been shown to benefit the baby’s physical development and contributes to a positive attachment relationship between the mom.

- They gain more weight and had larger increases in body length and head circumference.
- Stimulated infants had fewer illnesses and clinic visits.
- Gentle touch has been shown to facilitate physical and psychological functioning, particularly in terms of reducing stress, relieving pain, increasing the ability to cope, and general health ratings.
- Participants in a study examining the effectiveness of therapeutic touch as a treatment for managing pain due to fibromyalgia experienced a significant decrease in pain and reported a significant improvement in quality of life.

It will definitely help premature babies as well~

More info from here:
http://drbenkim.com/articles-healing-touch.html

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