Unexpected death of the infant: the 8 gestures that save!

Unexpected death of the infant: the 8 gestures that save!

Chaque année, jusqu’à 500 bébés meurent de façon inattendue, souvent durant leur sommeil. Première cause de mortalité infantile, la mort inattendue du nourrisson (MIN) n’est pourtant pas une fatalité. La prévention est possible à travers des habitudes et gestes simples pour éviter les accidents mortels. Voici les 8 conseils simples mais salvateurs pour protéger vos enfants de la naissance à leurs 2 ans.Mort inattendue du nourrisson : les 8 gestes qui sauvent ! Mort inattendue du nourrisson : les 8 gestes qui sauvent !

We call "unexpected death of the infant" the occurrence of a healthy baby's death from 0 to 2 years old, when nothing was allowing to press him.The main cause of this drama that mainly affects the youngest infants is a avoidable cause! An unsuitable sleeping environment that promotes asphyxiation by burial in a mattress, a linen or a comforter nearby ...

Adopting the right gestures would avoid death in two.Zoom on these attitudes which save, with the help of Pr Hugues Patural, pediatrician and head of the neonatal and pediatric resuscitation service at the Saint-Etienne University Hospital.

1.Always sleeping baby on the back!

Whether in his bed or in the parents' arms, babies must be placed on their backs to fall asleep.This is the only way to constantly ensure the freedom of the airways.Ventral sleeping is indeed, baby's first burial factor in the mattress.

"While harmful lunch habits of ventral sleeping between the 1970s and 90s had caused a dramatic increase in the impact of sudden deaths, the simple recommendation of sleeping sleeping adopted by all countries from the 90s, made it possible to dropIn a few months the number of deaths of 75 % according to the pediatricians of the CHU of Saint-Etienne.Proof of the major role of the ventral position in the occurrence of deaths, "explains Professor Patural.

2.Sleep baby in your own bed

Mort inattendue du nourrisson : les 8 gestes qui sauvent !

Even if it is difficult for you to separate from your Bout-de-Chou at night, it is essential to secure your sleeping environment.The sharing of the room is protective but the sharing of the bed is a potentially dangerous practice which increases the risk of burial of the baby under the sheets and the quilts of the parental bed.

Even the "co-dodo" beds hung on that of parents, are falsely safe and do not eliminate the risk of suffocation by a sheet or a cover that would slide towards the child.

The ideal is therefore to place the child's individual bed in the parents' room, at least during his first 6 months of life.

3.Choose the right bed!

The best solution: a bed in natural material such as wood, and bars to facilitate air circulation.The mattress must be firm and not raised."In the event of the use of an umbrella bed, only the supplied mattress should be used!", Warn the Saint-Etienne University Hospital.

4.Do not load the baby's bed!

To avoid any risk of reflex grip, it is important to leave the bed cleared.Either without comforter or object that he could put himself on his face by accident.Lay it in a sleeping bag adapted to its size and season.No other unnecessary, even dangerous element should surround him (bumper, cushion, baby creeper, stuffed animals, etc.).

5.Awakening, position baby well in scarf!

Porting of the child is encouraged to facilitate the baby bond and tonic and motor acquisitions ... But when they are poorly used, baby carriers and wrapping scarves can also become dangerous objects.

The parent must constantly ensure that the baby's airways are very free (nose and mouth cleared).

6.Do not cover the strollers and pram

When you walk your baby in a stroller, in a pram or a cozy, lying on your back, do not add a blanket.In case of fresh temperatures, dress it rather with clothes suitable for its size and season.Avoid completely covering the strollers, even less with a plastic cover!And even in case of rain!

It is important to maintain air circulation.You must be able to observe baby at any time to make sure that the air circulation is possible and that the airways are clear.

7.Adapt the room temperature

Infants do not have a thermoregulation system mature enough to easily adapt to external temperature changes.Make sure it is stable in the room where it sleeps, ideally between 18 and 20 degrees.It is also important to ventilate this part daily to avoid the accumulation of CO2.

8.Think of the pacifier!

By the suction reflex it causes, the pacifier has a protective effect against the unexpected death of the infant.A fact confirmed by scientific studies.However, it must be adapted to the size of the child's mouth and not be fixed to him (risk of strangulation by the tie).

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