How exactly does breastfeeding help prevent SIDS?

Answer 1

I do not believe it does. There are scientist that claim that Mold in the bedding is the cause of SIDS, and the proof and statistics are pretty convincing.

This will get you started researching it.

SIDS (Sudden infant death syndrome) is caused by mold. http://napleswaterdamage.blogspot.com/2007/09/sids-caused-by-mold.html

Answer 2

Breastfeeding can and does reduce the risk of SIDS. There is a couple reasons they know of so far but scientists & doctors will probably find more as time goes on. 1) The suck, breathe and swallow is slower (after the let down) than a bottle-fed baby ( this includes low flow nipples). What this means is that they are building different muscles not only around the face area but also in the neck, chest and diaphragm. Strengthening these areas together go hand in hand when. Think of it like working out with weights. When you pump iron slowly you building the muscle. If you do it the easy way thrusting you don't build as much. Building all of these areas in conjunction with one another will help baby breathe better. 2) a. Serotonin in the breastmilk as well as the b. skin to skin contact from the breastfeeding increasing serotonin in baby. Serotonin a.k.a. the happy hormone helps us thrive. So when baby is in distress baby is less likely to be complacement with the situation and will struggle to survive. (Studies have shown that the autopsies performed that there was more formula fed babies in these groups and they had a lot less serotonin) 3) Breastmilk is over 200 live nutrients with moms DNA matching her baby's DNA, so in other words baby's cellular structure will be stronger than that of a formula fed baby with an absorption rate of up to 95% during growth spurts. In that case everything in the babys body will get developed quicker. Hope this helps

Terry C.L.C.

Answer 3

I don't know about the breastfeeding issue, but check this website out. In New Zealand they have had a 100% success rate with there study on SIDS. Here is the website:www.babysake.com.

Answer 4

I don't know, but I'll take a stab at it...

We know that breastfeed babies are generally healthier, mainly because they have a better immunity system that get a kick start from antibodies that pass from mother to baby in the breast milk.

It is believed SIDS has something to do with the respiration system. I think it is believed that SIDS babies die from suffocation, either because the completely stop breathing, or they don't breath strong enough to get the air moving enough to get enough fresh oxygen to their lungs.

Any type of respiratory related illness (such as a cold) will impair the respiratory system, and with an impaired respiratory system comes an increased chance of SIDS.

Answer 5

They don't know. They just go by the research done on SIDS. The results show that the breast feed babies have a smaller amount of SIDS deaths. Doesn't mean they don't die from SIDS

Answer 6

8 REASONS BREASTFEEDING REDUCES SIDS
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/10/T102100.asp#T102103

http://www.ecologos.org/sids.htm
Recent well-controlled studies have consistently shown that infants who were never breast-fed were two or three times more likely to die of SIDS than their breast-fed counterparts. Because of its high content of immunoglobulins and other antibacterial agents, breast milk has also been shown to have protective effects against illnesses such as rotavirus infections, ear infections, and upper and lower respiratory tract infections. It is not clear why breast-feeding is protective against SIDS. Gordon et al have speculated that the protective effect of breast milk could in part be attributable to the binding effects of IgA on bacterial toxins, such as staphylococcal enterotoxin C and Clostridium perfringens enterotoxin A, implicated in some cases of SIDS. Because breast-fed infants are usually healthier than their bottle-fed counterparts, they also tend to be resistant to whatever causes SIDS. Another possible explanation could be that, because of its richness in long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and other nutrients, breast milk enhances faster development of the central nervous system of the infants. Also, the frequent tactile stimulation of breast-feeding during the night may actually protect against SIDS.


http://www.news-medical.net/?id=358
Breast-fed babies arouse more readily from deep sleep, Monash researchers have found, in a discovery that could help reduce deaths due to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

An ability to wake up from sleep is believed to be an important survival mechanism that may be impaired in victims of SIDS. Although education programs to encourage parents to put babies to sleep on their backs and protecting babies from exposure to passive smoke have been effective in reducing the number of SIDS cases worldwide, it remains the major cause of death in infants aged between one month and one year.

Answer 7

i dont know, but i breastfeed cos its natural and comes from me and not a can
thats got to b healthier!,
though i didnt breastfeed my 1st child, only breastfeed my 2, 3 and 4th children
my first child that was bottlefed had 20 times more respitory infections colds and viruss than my next 3 breastfed children
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