February Week 4: SIDS
Article:
Case 1:
You are seeing a 2 week old for follow up visit. The baby was born at 36 weeks gestation to a G1 now P1 17 year old mom who did not have prenatal care until her 7th month of pregnancy. Mom reports she is living with her parents and boyfriend. In gathering your history, you discover that dad smokes, “always outside the house,” and mom always puts the baby on her side to sleep because she “heard face-down was bad but she doesn’t like to sleep on her back.”
What other questions would you ask mom?
What are risk factors for SIDS? Discuss how each factor contributes to SIDS.
What is the role of home apnea monitors in the prevention of SIDS?
What is the role of “back to sleep” in the prevention of SIDS?
What other protective or preventative measures you would want to counsel mom about?
What other conditions should be considered in the differential diagnosis of an unexplained infant death? Why is it important to consider these after an infant dies?