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Premature infants at great risk of sudden infant death syndrome

Premature infants have a greater risk compared to full-term babies of dying of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related infant deaths.

By: Agencies   | | Published: June 27, 2017 12:59 pm
Tags: Infant health  SIDS  Sudden infant death syndrome  
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According to a new study, premature infants still have a greater risk compared to full-term babies of dying of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related infant deaths. Barbara Ostfeld, professor of pediatrics at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and program director of the SIDS Center of New Jersey, said, “While we can’t undo a preterm birth, we can help compensate for the accompanying elevated risk of sudden infant death syndrome and other sleep-related infant deaths by helping families adopt the beneficial practices that include putting an infant on his back to sleep and keeping the sleep environment clutter free.” The scientists found that infants born between 24 to 27 weeks had a more than three times higher chance than babies born full term of dying before their first birthday of a sudden unexpected infant death, which is comprised of SIDS and other sleep-related infant deaths. The risk was high, according to researchers, even when factors, including smoking and inadequate prenatal care, were taken out of the equation. While the level of risk decreased for premature infants born closer to full-term, they were still significantly higher, according to the study. Also Read - Newborn fat: Here’s why you shouldn’t ignore it

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In the study, the team analyzed United States infant birth and death certificates between 2012 and 2013 and found the risk of dying from SIDS and other sleep-related causes in the first year was highest for those born between 24 and 27 weeks. While 0.51 deaths were reported for every 1,000 births between 39 to 42 weeks, there were 2.68 deaths for every 1,000 births between 24 and 27 weeks. Every year in the United States about 3,500 infants die of a sleep-related death, a significant decrease from 25 years ago when the American Academy of Pediatrics released its landmark guidelines that all babies should be placed on their back to sleep. New recommendations were released again in 2011 and 2016 to address SIDS other sleep-related deaths — 25 percent of which are caused from suffocation, entrapment and asphyxia — which have increased. “It’s important that neonatal intensive care units assess how well they are complying with these guidelines and teaching about safe infant sleep practices. Pediatricians need to remind parents and grandparents at every office visit,” shared Ostfeld. Read more about What is sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)? Also Read - Infants born to obese mothers can develop liver disease, obesity

Ostfeld said researchers need to develop more evidence-based interventions for increasing compliance with safe sleep practices, and also need to address potentially treatable intrinsic factors that elevate risk for the preterm infant. Besides unsafe sleep practices, other causes for infant mortality include smoking, poor prenatal care and poverty, she shared. Hegyi, a neonatologist, noted, “Prematurity is a challenge. What we need to do is make sure parents and families understand what they can to do when they leave the hospital to keep their baby safe.” To reinforce the impact of advice given in the NICU, Ostfeld and Hegyi, a neonatologist, will be meeting with New Jersey’s network of neonatal providers to discuss the research findings and to re-enforce the long-standing recommendations of the AAP. The study was published in journal Pediatrics. Read here 5 reasons that lead to early infant death

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Published : June 27, 2017 12:59 pm
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