In France, nearly 500 healthy children die in their sleep. In the majority of cases, sudden infant death syndrome is linked to “a dangerous sleeping environment”, we take stock.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or Unexpected Infant Death Syndrome, is the sudden death of a child under the age of one that occurs when nothing in its known history could suggest. It occurs most often during sleep and mainly affects boys, 9 times out of 10 before the age of 6 months.
For 40 years, many risk factors for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome have been suspected. This unfortunate phenomenon, which affects thousands of parents every year around the world, is increasingly understood by researchers. In 2005, the American Academy of Pediatrics, a famous organization in pediatric research, recommended two key measures to protect infants. The first is to put the child on his back for all the moments of sleep. The second is to install a firm mattress and to ban bedding (duvet, cushion, blanket) in order to prevent any risk of burial and obstruction of the airways, especially if the newborn turns over.
The recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics
In 2021, the causes will not change! This is what L ‘confirms.American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) through a new study published on April 27. The AAP reveals that blankets, pillows, bed bumpers, stuffed animals, and sleeping surfaces other than cribs remain the leading causes of accidental suffocation in babies 4 months and younger.
To achieve these results, US researchers collected data on 4,929 unexpected infant deaths over a six-year period (2011 to 2017). Result, the “Soft bedding“Was at fault in 72% of cases. Researchers attribute 31% of cases to “suffocation” or “possible” suffocation. “We are also talking about infants placed on surfaces other than a bassinet or cradle – a sofa, recliner or adult bed. We see babies dying under all of these circumstances “, lamented Sharyn Parks, epidemiologist and author of the study.
