Fortunately, this syndrome has a very low incidence, the statistic is 1 per 1000 children born. Today is the first cause of death in children under 1 year in the West. With a series of measures we can prevent this pathology that is still unknown to scientists.
The factors that can influence are the following: smoking mothers in pregnancy and breastfeeding, premature children and children who usually sleep on their stomachs. The risk increases between 1'2 and 14'1 times when the baby sleeps upside down.
If a child is kept in a very hot room, sheltering a lot, it is called thermal stress. The body temperature is regulated in some centers of our brain, there is also controlled breathing and cardiac movements, they are similar to leads of an electrical installation, that is, with a lot of heat in the baby's body, it is as if they melted the leads. Always place the baby on his back, since the side is not so safe, even children with pathological gastroesophageal reflux should sleep on their backs.
Avoiding smoking, as this increases the risk of sudden death four times Try not to smoke anyone around the child, not even visits.
In the room where the child usually sleeps there must be a good environment, that is, it must be well ventilated and at an ambient temperature of 20 to 22 degrees.
We must avoid excess crib clothes, since it has been shown that the baby's head could be covered with it, increasing the probability of sudden death 21.58 times.
If we place the baby so that his feet touch the end of the crib, there is less chance of moving under the bedding.
Something very important is to breastfeed the baby, since some cases of sudden death are associated with infections, and breast milk decreases it.
There is an epidemiological profile on who is most affected by sudden death. By age, the incidence is between 2 and 4 months, it is uncommon in the first month of the baby's life and after 6 months. And by sex, it affects men more. The week before sudden death, some babies have suffered some kind of mild respiratory infection or gastrointestinal symptoms.
For those of you who are going to be dads for the first time, all information is little about the welfare of the future baby.
