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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome New recommendations
40 TEXAS CHILD CARE / WINTER 2008he American Academy of Pediatrics has pub-lished new SIDS prevention recommendationsthat can affect child care providers who care forinfants. These include new guidelines on side-sleeppositions, pacifiers, soft bedding, and plagiocephaly(misshapen or flattened skull).What is SIDS?SIDS is the leading cause of Death in infants in theUnited States 5,000 to 6,000 deaths a year. Almost 20percent of those deaths occur in child care is defined as the Sudden Death of a previouslyhealthy baby younger than 1 year old. It s identified asthe cause of a Death that is unexplained after a thor-ough case investigation including autopsy, Death sceneinvestigation, and medical history. SIDS is a diagnosisof exclusion. This means that a SIDS diagnosis is madeonly after all factors including injury and illness thatcould contribute to the Death are ruled out. SIDS has been described as a Syndrome in searchof a cause.
SIDS is deÞned as the sudden death of a previously healthy baby younger than 1 year old. It™s identiÞed as the cause of a death that is unexplained after a thor-ough case investigation including autopsy, death scene ... Sudden Infant Death Syndrome New recommendations ...
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