{"id":3278,"date":"2020-02-17T17:02:19","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T09:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/?p=3278"},"modified":"2023-07-22T20:15:57","modified_gmt":"2023-07-22T12:15:57","slug":"preventing-sids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mumsclub.sg\/index.php\/preventing-sids\/","title":{"rendered":"Preventing SIDS"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-1-960x615.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-1-960x615.png 960w, https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-1-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-1-600x385.png 600w, https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-1-145x93.png 145w, https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-1.png 1574w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Sudden Infant Death Syndrome\u00a0<strong>(SIDS)<\/strong>\u00a0is one of the leading causes of death among infants \u2013 a scenario when a healthy child (usually below 12 months old) dies unexpectedly.<\/p>\n<p>Although SIDS can occur at any time during the child\u2019s first year, those aged between 1 to 4 months are at higher risk of succumbing to SIDS.\u00a0<em>(Source: National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health &amp; Human Services)<\/em><\/p>\n<style>\/*! elementor-pro - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 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.elementor-blockquote__tweet-button:before{left:auto;right:-.8em;border-right-color:transparent;border-left-color:#1da1f2}.elementor-blockquote--button-skin-bubble.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button:hover:before{border-left-color:#0967a0}.elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed .elementor-blockquote{background-color:#f9fafa;padding:30px}.elementor-blockquote--skin-border .elementor-blockquote{border-color:#f9fafa;border-left:7px #f9fafa;border-style:solid;padding-left:20px}.elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation .elementor-blockquote:before{content:\"\u201c\";font-size:100px;color:#f9fafa;font-family:Times New Roman,Times,serif;font-weight:900;line-height:1;display:block;height:.6em}.elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation .elementor-blockquote__content{margin-top:15px}.elementor-blockquote--align-left .elementor-blockquote__content{text-align:left}.elementor-blockquote--align-left .elementor-blockquote .e-q-footer{flex-direction:row}.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote__content{text-align:right}.elementor-blockquote--align-right .elementor-blockquote .e-q-footer{flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote{text-align:center}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote .e-q-footer,.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote__author{display:block}.elementor-blockquote--align-center .elementor-blockquote__tweet-button{margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto}<\/style>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\tIn 2017, there were approximately 1,400 infant deaths caused by SIDS in the U.S. while in the U.K., about 200 infant deaths attributed to SIDS are recorded yearly.\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite>U.S. Department of Health &#038; Human Services; The Lullaby Trust<\/cite>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>There are currently no available statistics on SIDS in Malaysia. However, based on latest available data from the Department of Statistics, Malaysia, a total of 72 infant deaths (those aged below 1 year old) were recorded in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>What causes SIDS? How to prevent SIDS? Here we list down some of the key points.<\/p>\n<style>\/*! elementor - v3.14.0 - 26-06-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style>\n<h2>What causes SIDS?<\/h2>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-2-960x540.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-2-960x540.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-2-300x169.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-2-600x338.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-2-145x82.jpeg 145w, https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-2.jpeg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>SIDS A tragic and painful experience that no parent should ever have to go through.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The causes of SIDS are unknown as it may be tied to varying degrees of health or environmental conditions including bedding materials and sleep patterns, hence, the term \u201csudden\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, a number of possible risk factors have been identified and these include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Infants sleeping sideways, face down or on their stomach.<\/li>\n<li>Parents sleeping with their infant on the same bed.<\/li>\n<li>Placing pillows, blankets, bolsters or toys together with infants.<\/li>\n<li>Placing infants in a dangerous spot such as on a couch or sofa, table, even adult beds, as well as, any tall and unsafe structure.<\/li>\n<li>Soft or loose bedding materials as these may cause suffocation.<\/li>\n<li>Overheating or freezing conditions due to wrong choice of clothing, blanket material or unconducive room temperature.<\/li>\n<li>Smoking during pregnancy or smoking around infants.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1035\" src=\"https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-3.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-3-300x388.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-3-600x776.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-3-145x188.jpeg 145w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><figcaption>Image sourced from Children\u2019s Health (www.childrens.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>How to Prevent SIDS?<\/h2>\n<p>\t\tThere are many ways to prevent SIDS but we\u2019ve listed down 3 simple steps, which are as easy as ABC (Alone, Back, Crib).<\/p>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"129\" src=\"https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-4.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-4.jpeg 500w, https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-4-300x77.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-4-145x37.jpeg 145w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><figcaption>Image sourced from Warren County Health District<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alone :<\/strong>\u00a0Do not confine your child with pillows, blankets, bolsters or toys in the same crib. This helps in preventing suffocation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Back :<\/strong>\u00a0Always place your child sleeping on their back. This is the correct and safest sleeping position for infants.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Crib :<\/strong>\u00a0Ensure your child sleeps in a crib that meets safety standards. Also, make sure the mattress sheet is tight, firm and properly fitted.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<style>.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-content{width:100%}@media (min-width:768px){.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper,.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{display:flex}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-right .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:right;flex-direction:row-reverse}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-left .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:left;flex-direction:row}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-position-top .elementor-image-box-img{margin:auto}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-top .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-start}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-middle .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:center}.elementor-widget-image-box.elementor-vertical-align-bottom .elementor-image-box-wrapper{align-items:flex-end}}@media (max-width:767px){.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{margin-left:auto!important;margin-right:auto!important;margin-bottom:15px}}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-img{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-title a{color:inherit}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-wrapper{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image-box .elementor-image-box-description{margin:0}<\/style>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/babylovemalaysia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Follow @babylovemalaysia on Facebook to learn more about SIDS.<\/p>\n<figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"889\" src=\"https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-6-960x889.png\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-6-960x889.png 960w, https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-6-300x278.png 300w, https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-6-600x556.png 600w, https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-6-145x134.png 145w, https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-6.png 1127w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>Babylove Baby Bed &amp; Bath Specialist since 1983<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>MUMSCLUB Baby Box<\/h2>\n<p>Another innovative way to prevent SIDS is using MUMSCLUB Baby Box.<\/p>\n<p>Historically, the Baby Box was introduced nearly 80 years ago in Finland where every pregnant mother are gifted a Baby Box filled with baby products to assist in their parenting journey.<\/p>\n<p>Ever since Finland introduced the Baby Box program in the 1930s, the country recorded a drastic decline in infant mortality from 65 out of 1,000 babies to 2.5 out of 1,000 babies.\u00a0<em>(Source: Smithsonian; BBC)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>To put this into context, the infant mortality rate in Malaysia was 7.2 out of 1,000 babies in 2019.\u00a0<em>(Source: Department of Statistics, Malaysia)<\/em><\/p>\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/babylovemalaysia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1006\" src=\"https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-7.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/babylovemalaysia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Did you know?<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>MUMSCLUB Baby Box is non-toxic and designed as a safe sleeping space for infants, which helps in preventing the occurrence of SIDS.<\/p>\n<p><em>Note: It is important to note that MUMSCLUB Baby Box is not a substitute for cribs but compliments cribs or any other sleeping surface by providing an additional layer of protection.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This article is brought to you in collaboration with Babylove<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"624\" height=\"301\" src=\"https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-5.jpeg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-5.jpeg 624w, https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-5-300x145.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-5-600x289.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/creativatestudio.my\/mumsclub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/SIDS-5-145x70.jpeg 145w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 624px) 100vw, 624px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is one of the leading causes of death among infants \u2013 a scenario when a healthy child (usually below 12 months old) dies unexpectedly.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3286,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[68],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mumsclub.sg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mumsclub.sg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mumsclub.sg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mumsclub.sg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mumsclub.sg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mumsclub.sg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mumsclub.sg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mumsclub.sg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mumsclub.sg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mumsclub.sg\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}