Sudden infant death syndrome is seen in infants below the age of one year and is characterized by the sudden death of a healthy infant while sleeping. Brain defects, reduced birth weight, sleeping with adults, respiratory infection, sleeping on the stomach, and overheating are the causes of sudden infant death syndrome. Making the baby sleep on the back, keeping the crib open without excess pillows or cushions, making the baby sleep in a crib in your room, using a pacifier, breastfeeding, etc., help in reducing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome.
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I am concerned whether SIDS could happen to my child. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, My baby boy was born three weeks and one day earlier, with a weight of 5 lbs 9 oz. We live with my husband's mother, and she is helping us take care of our son. For the past couple of nights, she is taking our son into her bedroom for him to sleep with her. She has two dogs that are m... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your problem but it is important to take up this problem as a family collectively involving your husband, mother-in-law, yourself, and if possible your mother too. If I was in your place I would tell the mother-in-law that I wish to stay close to my chi... Read Full »
Can SIDS occur in a baby after a single incident of smoking?
Query: Hello doctor, I smoke, and I usually avoid smoking around other people. However, I work at a hospital, and I went outside the hospital, and I lit up a cigarette. I did not notice that there was a woman with a baby, and I stood near them smoking for quite a few seconds. Now I am worried that the bab... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. Please find my observations below. Second-hand smoke or passive smoking can cause SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) only in infants who are exposed to such smoke regularly and in a closed environment like their house. Your cigarette smoking was an isolated event and ... Read Full »
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