嬰兒猝死案 九成與大人共眠 猝死, 成人

puZZle

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。

Sakura

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.

Littleprince

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

shutterbug

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

布小熊

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....

Catpiano

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 )

Littleprince

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?

Catpiano

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 ..

daimo

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

what do you use to confine the baby?

kisstherain

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).