Not exact matches
In announcing the ban, administration officials emphasized the dangers of secondhand smoke to children,
saying it can increase the risk of asthma, ear infections, even sudden infant
death syndrome.
The Lullaby Trust «s Judith Howard has been advising and helping parents who have lost children to sudden infant
death syndrome (SIDS) for several years and has
said: «Ninety per cent of sudden infant
deaths happen in the first six months and we're now finding that when you get a
death in the first month of life, it's nearly always because the baby has been co-sleeping or bed - sharing with a parent.
Although previous studies have found that breastfeeding provides a variety of benefits for babies, including apparently reducing the risk of sudden infant
death syndrome, or SIDS, the study is the first to demonstrate an overall reduction in mortality among U.S. children, Rogan and other experts
said.
The Lullaby Trust's Lucy Lyus, Research and Information Manager
said in response to the study: «We recommend that women breastfeed their babies, if they can, as breastfeeding for any duration, whether exclusive or in combination with formula feeding, has been found to reduce the chance of Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome (SIDS).
The American Academy of Pediatrics also
says that breastfeeding can prevent SIDS (Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome.)
Some studies
say that using baby pacifier reduces the risk of sudden infant
death syndrome.
The American Academy of Pediatrics and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission
say that letting a baby sleep in the same bed as the parents is a sudden infant
death syndrome, or SIDS, risk.
The authors
say this study shows that breastfeeding reduced the risk of sudden infant
death syndrome by around 50 % at all ages throughout infancy and for as long as the infant is breastfed.
The American Academy of Pediatrics
says that infants should sleep on a firm sleep surface to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome, or SIDS.
There are also some physicians who
say that sharing a bed with your baby can also protect him or her against Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome (SIDS).
The coroner
said this was the first recorded
death due to second impact
syndrome in Northern Ireland and probably in the rest of the UK.
Experts
say that suffocation due to loose blankets and quilts is the leading cause of SIDS (Sudden Infant
Death Syndromes).
«I've been very surprised at how much enthusiasm there's been for this and how people are just jumping on this bandwagon,»
said Dr. Rachel Moon, chairwoman of the American Academy of Pediatrics» task force on Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome.
Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome researcher Doctor James McKenna
said that as long as co-sleeping is carried out in a responsible manner — not on a waterbed or couch and not by parents affected by drugs or alcohol — then babies up to 12 months old will reap the long - term benefits.
Since experts found that babies sleep more safely on their backs — laying them in this position is known to reduce the risk of Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome — flat head syndrome is said to have in
Syndrome — flat head
syndrome is said to have in
syndrome is
said to have increased.
However, the American Academy of Pediatrics
says parents should never put loose blankets or other bedding in the crib with an infant younger than 1 year old, as it can increase the risk of sudden infant
death syndrome.
It was «very clever of the authors,»
says Michael Goodstein, a pediatrician and member of the 2010 — 2011 Task Force on Sudden Infant
Death Syndrome who was not involved in the study.
There seems to be an increased risk of sudden
death among infants and children with Prader - Willi
syndrome,
says Dr. Duis, although experts aren't sure exactly why.