A nurse is teaching new parents about the causes of sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and interventions to help prevent these deaths
Which of the following information about SUID and SIDS is accurate? Select all that apply. A) SUID can be caused by metabolic disorders.
B) SIDS occurs when the infant is lying awake in a crib.
C) SIDS has been linked to sleeping in a prone position.
D) One theory links SIDS to malfunctioning brainstem causing faulty respirations.
E) Parents should use a pillow under the head of the infant to prevent SIDS.
F) Large for gestational age infants are at a greater risk for SIDS.
A, C, D
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Causes of SUID may include metabolic disorders, poisonings, hypothermia, hyperthermia, neglect, abuse, and accidental suffocation, or they can remain unknown. Although the etiology of SIDS is unknown, one theory suggests that an abnormality in brainstem functioning results in faulty respirations. Sleeping in a prone position has a strong connection to SIDS. Additional causes may include incomplete bubbling after feeding, secondhand smoke, and the use of a pillow in the crib. Small-for-gestational-age (SGA) infants are at a greater risk.
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