sudden infant death syndrome

• It is the unexplained death of a baby.

  Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
• Age usually happens for SIDS

  less than 1 year old (2-4 months)
• Factors for SIDS

  • Physical Factors
  • Environmental Factors
  • Sleep Factor
• Physical Factors

  • Brain defect
  • Low birth weight
  • respiratory infection
• environmental factor

  tobacco exposure
• Sleep factor:

  • Sleeping on the stomach or side Sleeping on a soft surface
  • Sharing Bed
  • Overheating
• Nursing Interventions:

  • Back to sleep
  • Crib as bare as possible
  • don't overheat your baby
  • breastfeed