Sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, is a subtype of SUID used to explain deaths that have no direct cause. SUID may occur because of a blocked airway, choking, injury, infection or cardiac or metabolic dysfunction.
Back in the 1990s, researchers found that infants who were laid to sleep on their back on firm crib surfaces without soft bedding had the lowest risk of SIDS. Besides blankets, additional hazards include crib bumpers and other decorations, pillows and toys.
Pediatric experts also urge parents to avoid bed-sharing, which usually includes the presence of pillows and blankets. When feeding late night from bed, moms should always lay her baby back in the crib as soon as the child is fed and burped.
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For the past pandemic year, everyone has been worried about somebody, it seems.
Dr. Wanjiku Njoroge has been worried about new mothers in particular, and the potential long-term consequences of living against the backdrop of COVID-19.
“Our immediate concern is not just the mom’s mental health,” said Njoroge, “but how that mom’s health is impacting their baby … and so we’re trying to understand if there are resources that families have access to or that we can put into place that will help.”
Along with Sara Kornfield, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Njoroge belongs to IGNITE, a multidisciplinary research group that represents a collaboration between the Lifespan Brain Institute (LiBi), which studies how the brain and behavior develop and change over time and in response to different illnesses, and Penn’s Maternal and Child Health Research Center. Njoroge is an infant/preschoo
NORRISTOWN — Hundreds of people tuned in Wednesday evening as Montgomery County health leaders tackled the ins and outs of the local COVID-19 vaccination rollout amid the ongoing public health