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Case Scenario

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Ms Camden is an older mom who is returning to work. She has 4 other children. Her infant son of 12 weeks, Jake, will be starting child care. Ms Camden tells the teacher/caregiver that Jake sleeps best on his tummy. Her mother (grandma) places him on his belly and told Ms Camden that he might choke if he is placed on his back.

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SIDS in Child Care

• Two thirds of US infants spend some time in child care. They spend an average of 22 hours per week in child care.
• Approximately 20 % of SIDS deaths occured while the infant was in the care of a nonparental caregiver.
• Infant tended to be white with older, more educated parents.
• Approzimetely 1/3 of SIDS-related deaths in childcare occur in the first week, 1/2 of these on the first day.

What is SIDS?

• SIDS is identified as the cause of death for a baby when all other possible causes have been ruled out. SIDS is the sudden and unexpected death of an infant younger than 1 year that remains unexplained after a complete postmortem examination including an autopsy, a review of the case history, and a death scene investigation.
• A syndrome is a number of symptoms occurring at the same time that characterize a disease or condition. The use of the word syndrome in SIDS reminds us that there may be multiple reasons why babies die suddenly.
• It is a puzzling disease because seemingly healthy babies can die from SIDS with no warning.