BESC1110 Lecture Notes - Lecture 7: Infant Mortality, Smoking And Pregnancy, Breastfeeding
27 Jun 2018
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What are some of the issues associated with co-sleeping including SIDS?
The individual level (e.g., infant, mother or caregiver);
Inadequate education on the issue
High risk factor from mother: smoking
Mother and infant sleeping near
Bed sharing is a form of co-sleeping
Resources may be limited for infants needs (no bed or appropriate sleep place)
Mother doesn’t understand the risks of bed sharing
Breastfeeding from mother (baby close to mother, easier for them to sleep next to)
Heightened sensitivity between the mother and infant.
Mother health check ups to ensure the infant is in good hands
The relational level (e.g., family); and
Parents have lack of education about bed sharing
Social decision by parents
Less hassle if the infant is in the same bed
Tired parents find it easier to look after baby but not aware of the sleeping position
the baby is in when they fall asleep (increase risk factors)
in older infants of thermal stress and notifying their parents when they’re being smothered
by blankets/are too hot.
Collective (e.g., community, health practices & policy).
Maori SUDI Program with the use of Flax bassinets has created a safer sleeping
environment for the infants by promoting back sleeping
a smoke free environment and stops the promotion of tired parents with the
anytime sleep rule
Government funding for education on co sleeping and bed sharing could help
prevent any risks for SIDS or infant mortality.
Within many cultures, co-sleeping is considered common-place due to the belief in the
beneficial outcomes of the practice Arms reach co sleeper is a product for breast
feeding mothers (comprise to bed sharing issue), allows baby to be in close proximity
but in a Safe environment especially when the mother breastfeeds during the night.
Hoffnung et al. (2016) identified that prone sleeping (involves the infant sleeping on their
stomach), maternal smoking, inappropriate sleeping surfaces (sofas), alcohol consumption,
and the use of drugs contribute to eighty percent of all SIDS cases.
Arms reach co-sleeper is another product that has been highly approved by Dr James
McKenna (director of the mother and baby behavioural/sleep laboratory and
implemented into the world specifically designed for breast feeding mothers. It
allows the infant to be near the mother but in a safe environment for sleeping. It
reduces the risks for SIDS as the mother and infant are in separate sleeping places
but are close by. This reduces the risks of the baby changing sleeping positions or the
mother to be unaware of where her child is when she is asleep.
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Document Summary
The individual level (e. g. , infant, mother or caregiver); Bed sharing is a form of co-sleeping. Resources may be limited for infants needs (no bed or appropriate sleep place) Mother doesn"t understand the risks of bed sharing. Breastfeeding from mother (baby close to mother, easier for them to sleep next to) Heightened sensitivity between the mother and infant. Mother health check ups to ensure the infant is in good hands. Parents have lack of education about bed sharing. Less hassle if the infant is in the same bed. Maori sudi program with the use of flax bassinets has created a safer sleeping environment for the infants by promoting back sleeping a smoke free environment and stops the promotion of tired parents with the anytime sleep rule. Government funding for education on co sleeping and bed sharing could help prevent any risks for sids or infant mortality.
