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Yoaira Victor-Suarez

Professor Slanker

ENG 1201-Online

30 June 2019

Annotated Bibliography

This essay will attempt to answer why Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is one of leading

causes of infant death in the US and what can be done to decrease this risk. I am hoping to learn

what exactly causes infants to die of SIDS. I would also like to know how it may be prevented. Is

there a chance that SIDS can be genetic? Can the health of the mother cause the infant to be

more susceptible to it? Are there any companies that make products to reduce the risks of SIDS?

I would also like to know how many infants die of SIDS in the United States every year.

Center for Devices and Radiological Health. “Recommendations for Baby Products.” U.S. Food

and Drug Administration, FDA, 22 Aug. 2018, http://www.fda.gov/medical-

devices/baby-products-sids-prevention-claims/recommendations-parents-caregivers-

about-use-baby-products.

The Center for Devices and Radiology Health published this article in August of 2018

called, “Recommendations for Parents/Caregivers About the Use of Baby Products” that

discusses various products that are said to reduce the chance of SIDS, but do more harm

than good. They talk about the ABCs of safe sleep and caution parents not to use infant

positioners because they can harm the baby. The CDRH wrote this article to target

parents of infants and help them understand what products they should be staying away

from to decrease the chance of SIDS. This article was published on the U.S. Food and

Drug Administration website which proves that it is credible. It is on a website that is

monitored by the government itself and it is up to date. I will use this source to tie in

some items that do not fall under this list and will be useful to first time mothers that may

not have any idea of what to get for their child.

Graham, Juanita, and Morgan Peoples. “Nursing Student Knowledge and Compliance with SIDS

Prevention Strategies.” Infant, vol. 15, no. 1, Jan. 2019, pp. 29–32. EBSCOhost,

search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=134660378&site=eds-live.

Juanita Graham and Morgan Peoples published an issue in Infant journal in 2019 called,

“Nursing Student Knowledge and Compliance with SIDS Prevention Strategies” where

they explained the study they conducted on nursing students and their knowledge about

SIDS. It is said that this syndrome is the leading cause of infant death and that nurses

play an important part in preventing SIDS for the very first hours or days that the baby is

born. Graham is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing at the University of

South Mississippi and Peoples is a Registered Nurse in Morristown, Tennessee which

gives them background in this topic; therefore, this article is credible. This article also

appeals to logos since it uses charts to back up their survey results. They mention that

forty-two percent of nursing students were unable to identify risk factors which lead to

the purpose of writing this issue. They came to the conclusion that there needs to be more

awareness on this topic.

“Lawmaker Pushes for SIDS Awareness Month in Ohio.” Daytondailynews, Staff Report, 9 Oct.

2013, http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/lawmaker-pushes-for-sids-awareness-

month-ohio/oknITx2mmfMfrY0LHvNR3L/.

On October of 2013, the Dayton Daily News published an article on their website called,

“Lawmaker pushes for SIDS Awareness Month in Ohio”

stating that the Ohio Senate was pushing for a SIDS awareness month to be issued.

Senate Bill 198 was passed which made October the month of awareness. The Dayton

Daily News wrote this article to let the readers know what the Senate was planning to

accomplish with Bill 198. They gave some facts to back up the importance of SIDS

awareness like how the infant mortality rate would have dropped from a 7.7 deaths per

1,000 live births to a 6.6 if parents were more educated. The article includes direct quotes

from former Republican Senator Shannon Jones which helps with credibility. It is not as

current as other articles, but provides valid information about the Bill that was passed at

that specific point in time. I will be using this article to discuss when the awareness

month is and why Bill 198 was pushed so hard by the Senate.

Mayo Clinic Staff. “Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).” Mayo Clinic, Mayo Foundation for

Medical Education and Research, 13 Nov. 2018, http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-

conditions/sudden-infant-death-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20352800.

This article called, “Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).” by the Mayo Clinic staff,

published in November of 2018, gives some insight into what Sudden Infant Death

Syndrome is and some facts about the subject on their website. They state that SIDS is

when an infant unexpectedly passes during their sleep. It is also known as crib death.

Some infants are more susceptible to this syndrome such as babies with brain defects,

low birth weight and/or respiratory infections. The mother may also contribute to SIDS if

they smoke, drink, use drugs, are younger than twenty or they do not take care of

themselves during pregnancy. The staff at the Mayo Clinic wrote this article to inform

parents, especially new mothers and fathers, about the risks of SIDS. They also provide

useful tips to prevent sudden death such as not overheating the baby or laying them on
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their back while they sleep. The Mayo Clinic is a very credible medical source. Their

website is a “.org” which is known to be trustworthy. The article is about a year old, so it

is up to date on information about SIDS. I will use this article to help me talk about some

factors that are contributed to this syndrome and how it can be prevented.

Office of Communications. “How Can I Reduce the Risk of SIDS?” Eunice Kennedy Shriver

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, U.S. Department of Health

and Human Services, 9 Jan. 2019,

http://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/sids/conditioninfo/reduce.

On January of 2019, the Office of Communications publishes an article on the Eunice

Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development website

called, “How can I reduce the Risk of SIDS” that mentions numerous ways to decrease

sudden infant death. They state that breastfeeding, placing the baby on its back, using a

firm/flat sleep surface and keeping your baby in close reach are some of these helpful

tips. The purpose of the article is again, to target first time parents and bring awareness to

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. It gives ways of preventing either suffocation or birth

defects that may be caused by the mother’s doing and will lead to a higher chance of

SIDS. This information is provided to us by the government which makes this website

trustworthy. I will use this information to discuss that SIDS is not “genetic” rather than it

is caused by environmental causes and what the mother does during pregnancy.

“Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Sleep.” National Sleep Foundation, 2019,

http://www.sleepfoundation.org/articles/sudden-infant-death-syndrome-and-sleep.

The National Sleep Foundation published an article on their website in 2019 called,

“Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Sleep” that emphasizes on common factors during
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their sleep that contribute to this dilemma. It states some myths associated with SIDS;

some would include, babies sleeping on their side is safe too or that immunizations cause

this syndrome. The NSF says that SIDS cannot be seen in an autopsy or even at the death

scene which I thought was very interesting. Their purpose is to educate not only parents,

but people that are around infants about the symptoms and coping mechanisms for

individuals who have lost a baby to SIDS. The National Sleep Foundation is a known

sleep organization which gives them the credibility to talk about the fact that SIDS

usually happens during time of sleep. The article is current and relates directly to my

topic. I will certainly be using this source to address some common myths and the

environmental causes to this problem.

“Video: Medical Breakthroughs - SIDS and Smoking: The Miracle of Aaron.” Local Broadcast

Video Content, Syndicaster LLC, 2019.

http://sinclair.ohionet.org:80/login?url=search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db

=edsgao&AN=edsgcl.588778324&site=eds-live, EBSCOhost,

search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsgao&AN=edsgcl.588778324&site=

eds-live.

In this film called, “Medical Breakthroughs - SIDS and Smoking: The Miracle of Aaron,”

produced by the television station, WKBT in June of 2019, talks about how a man lost his

newborn son to SIDS and is now traveling the world as a wildlife photographer and

selling the pictures to raise money for SIDS awareness. His main goal is to join

technology and medicine to get some insight on this every day problem, while also giving

his testimony about living with the burden of losing his son to this syndrome. Data

analysis shows that just smoking one cigarette while pregnant can double the risk of
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sudden infant death. This video uses research from the CDC which makes it a trustworthy

source for my research. I will use the statistics stated to back up my other articles and

strength my claim.