how do babies die from sids?

Question

is it that they rolled in their sleep and sufficated?? or something else im no too sure and very curious.

Answer 1

Here is a helpful link with tons of facts on SIDS:
http://sids-network.org/facts.htm

Many people are saying they die from suffocation; however, they do not die from external suffocation- if they die from something in their crib- the cause of death is listed as suffocation, not SIDS. After doing the autopsy and medical environment reports, if they do not find any other cause of death and no suffering is present then the death is listed as SIDS.
They have no idea why SIDS occurs (there are hypothesis' but not secure reason yet) and there is nothing you can really do to prevent it- there is a type of pillow supporter you can buy that they say can help but it's not a proven fact to actually prevent SIDS.
It's not caused by choking or vomiting either.
Also, the child does not suffer any pain from SIDS.

They have found that the majority of infants that die from SIDS are placed on their stomach or side to sleep.
Many people on here are saying it is caused by the airway being blocked from a certain position; however, that is just a hypothesis and is NOT fact. From all of the research and hypothesis' on SIDS, I think they will know for sure why it occurs within a few years.

Answer 2

There is a new study out that shows, those babies that have died from sids actually had a fault where their brain would not tell them to respond. This means, if you and I are covered while we are sleeping, our brain tells us move, wake up, your not breathing. In their brain, they don't get those warnings to move or wake up. It doesn't necessarily mean that every baby that has a stuffed bear in their crib will die if their face goes to the side where the bear is, it means take the precautions just in case your baby has this fault. Hopefully in the future they will make these testing routine in the hospital, so you are able to buy monitors and know that your child is at a high risk for not waking up on their own if they couldn't breathe. I think it could save a lot of babies lives that are born with this.

Answer 3

It is generally thought though that some infants are predisposed to SIDS due to not being able to arouse from negative events. It seems that infants who are susceptible to SIDS have more subcortical arousals (SA) during REM sleep than infants who are not susceptible to SIDS. This has been shown by retrospectively analyzing EEG’s of infants who later died of SIDS. It is possible that monitoring the EEG of newborns during their first hours of sleep could be used to develop an algorithm that could be utilized to determine what the risk of SIDS would be. Thus, those infants at a very low risk of SIDS (99.8% or so) could be placed to sleep on their stomachs while the small number at a high risk for SIDS (probably <.02%) could be placed to sleep with a CPAP mask on as some studies have suggested a link between Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) and SIDS.

http://ajrccm.atsjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/168/11/1298

Also, back sleep is associated with motor skills delays at 6 months, social skills delays at 6 months, deformational plagiocephaly (flat head syndrome), torticollis (tightening of neck muscles), shoulder retraction, temperomandibular jaw disorder, increased sleep apnea, and decreased sleep duration. Stomach sleep has none of those negative effects and also prevents hip subluxation, decreases infant sleeping episodes, and lessens colic. Also, the SIDS prevention "Back to Sleep" campaign statistics are misleading, overstated, and not even applicable to more than 99% of infants. Before 1993 over 70% of American babies slept on their stomachs, 13% slept on their backs, and the rest slept on their sides. I personally feel that stomach sleep is far healther than back sleep. Good Luck.

http://www.oandp.com/edge/issues/articles/2006-12_02.asp

http://cgi.thescientificworld.co.uk/cgi-bin/processHtml.pl?Id=2005.03.71.html&format=Dreamweaver

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1595182

Answer 4

lots of different reasons, some suffocate, some forget to breathe, some already have problems that have not been picked up by a doctor like heart deformaties and some are unexplained. I have heard some theories like if a baby goes into a deep sleep it forgets to breathe or if a baby sleeps on an old mattress (like from an older sibling) the bacteria in the mattress can get into the babys lungs and kill them and I have also heard that if you give your baby a dummy in decreases their risk cos it stops them from going into a really deep sleep.
Ways to prevent it are things like putting baby on their back to sleep, not smoking near the baby (including day old smoke from persons clothing) not co sleeping while overweight, taking any drugs/drinking or if you are very sleep deprived. Also not putting anything in your babys cot except the baby and light bedding (baby sleeping bags are excellent). Remember that most babies will not die of sids and once they reach 6 months, the risk is extrememely low.

Answer 5

They suffocate. This is because babies who dies from SIDS have a problem with their brain that prevent their brain from being able to regulate and determine how much poisonous CO2 the baby is breathing in, so the baby won't turn his/her head when sleeping to get a fresh breath of air.

That is why you put your baby on their back, no pillows, toys or stuffed animals and minimal blankets. It would be best to use footie pajamas instead of a blanket. When the baby is past 10mos or can lift their head, their risk of dying from SIDS reduces dramatically.

Answer 6

SIDS....sudden infant death syndrome
It is an unexplained sudden death.

http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/general/sleep/sids.html
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As the name implies, SIDS is the sudden and unexplained death of an infant who is younger than 1 year old. It is a frightening prospect because it can strike without warning, usually in a seemingly healthy infant. Most SIDS deaths are associated with sleep (hence the common reference to "crib death"), and infants who die of SIDS show no signs of suffering.

Answer 7

Sids (sudden infant death syndrome) isn't really a disease. It's just what they call it when a baby dies and the death is unexplainable. It could very be that the parents did something to induce the death... or not. The concept of SIDS kinda suggests that babies just die randomly.

Answer 8

Why is not entirely known, but probably has to do with immature neural connections in certain brain structures that control breathing. It has been shown that placing a baby on his/her stomach increases risk, as does sleeping with the baby. Make sure blankets, pillows, etc. can't block breathing.


Here's a good website for more info:

http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/general/sleep/sids.html

Answer 9

I almost died from SIDS-- my parents happened to be awake and lookign in on me really late so I was saved.

In my case, it was a (breast, believe it or not) milk allergy and my throat swelled up, blocking my airway. I had to switch to soy formula, and I was watched round the clock to make sure I would live.

I outgrew the allergy and am no longer bothered by milk products as an adult.

Answer 10

medical experts believe it is a problem with the part of the brain/brainstem that controls breathing...it is not certain what really causes it, it is more common in boys and some ethnic groups than in others. The best thing you can do is breastfeed and put baby on their back to sleep