What is sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)? Mention three risk factors for SIDS.
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Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is a condition that occurs when infants stop breathing, usually during the night, and die suddenly without an apparent cause. Risk of SIDS is highest at 2 to 4 months of age.
The following are the risk factors for SIDS:
1) Prone sleeping: This is a high-risk factor for SIDS as it impairs the infant's arousal from sleep and restricts the infant's ability to swallow effectively.
2) Use of a pacifier: SIDS is more likely to occur in infants who do not use a pacifier when they go to sleep than in those who do use a pacifier.
3) Low birth weight: Low birth weight infants are 5 to 10 times more likely to die of SIDS than their normal-weight counterparts.
4) Sleep apnea: Six percent of infants with sleep apnea, a temporary cessation of breathing in which the airway is completely blocked, usually for 10 seconds or longer, die of SIDS.
5) Cigarette smoke: SIDS is more common in infants who are passively exposed to cigarette smoke.
6) SIDS is also more common in infants who share a bed with their parents, in infants who use soft bedding, and in infants with abnormal brain stem functioning involving the neurotransmitter serotonin.
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