tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890312.post116333971873131619..comments2024-03-19T23:09:02.136-04:00Comments on Collecting My Thoughts: Normahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11502895616873273470noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890312.post-1163404649022710982006-11-13T02:57:00.000-05:002006-11-13T02:57:00.000-05:00Cot Death or SIDs or whatever they might call it i...Cot Death or SIDs or whatever they might call it is every mother's nightmare... I guess it was something that really frightened me a lot when I was expecting both my kids... The worst is there are really no explanations when it happens. They might find a 100 probable causes. But it really is something no one has been able to narrow down. The horror of it is something that will live with the parents an entire lifetime...Wendy Ann Edwina D'Cunha e Pereirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07114607518009526608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890312.post-1163372738880228502006-11-12T18:05:00.000-05:002006-11-12T18:05:00.000-05:00I had a cousin who died of cot deathand I saw the ...I had a cousin who died of cot death<BR/>and I saw the news item too. I found it interesting as there is a history of depression and anxiety in our family. The levels of seratonin contribute to depression and now cot death which makes me wonder if there is a link. <BR/><BR/>My prayers and thoughts are with you todayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890312.post-1163365263670850002006-11-12T16:01:00.000-05:002006-11-12T16:01:00.000-05:00This is the second try at this comment -- the firs...This is the second try at this comment -- the first one produced an error. If two come up, I apologize.<BR/><BR/>The thing to remember is that SIDS is not a disease. It is a syndrome, which is just a cluster of signs an symptoms -- in this case, just the death of an infant without explanation. It's a little like "headache of unknown cause." A researcher might come along and find out that brain tumors can cause headaches. Thus, people with brain tumors and headaches will have the headaches attributed to the tumor, not "unkknown cause." Another researcher might find that stress can cause headaches. Another might find that drinking cold drinks can cause headaches, etc.<BR/><BR/>In the case of SIDS, as different causes of infant death are discovered, those cases are recategorized. The actual rate of infant death may not change a lot (and it really has been a modest change). The only difference is that the deaths are categorized differently. For instance, my office no longer calls deaths in which the child is placed prone in soft bedding as SIDS. They are called "sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) in the presence of prone position." Similarly, deaths in which there is cosleeping are categorized as "SUID in the presence of cosleeping." Thus the great "decrease" in SIDS is not due to a great decrease in death (though the "back to sleep" program *has* helped a lot), but to a change in nomenclature.<BR/><BR/>Finally, I have to say that I disagree with your statement about autopsies (as you might expect). To me, it's a little like vaccination and floridation. The public health benefits far outweigh what are, essentially, aesthetic complaints. Autopsies for natural disease do not usually preclude open-casket funerals or delay funeral proceedings. They certainly don't hurt the dead person. The question then boils down to how many thousand people are we willing to have die for an aesthetic objection?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5890312.post-1163363701267009782006-11-12T15:35:00.000-05:002006-11-12T15:35:00.000-05:00Hi Norma,I have never had to face the harsh realit...Hi Norma,<BR/>I have never had to face the harsh reality of losing a child (thank God), but I've always been interested in the cause of SIDS.<BR/>Over the years I've read that mattresses could be suspect...the PVC in the material which are made with phosphorus and arsenic to help make them more flame resistant (don't know about that though because most babies begin with a brand new mattress). I guess it begins to decompose shortly after it was manufactured.<BR/>I've read too that theres a link between vaccinations and SIDS (autism as well).<BR/>This new study is another piece of the puzzel.<BR/><BR/>So sorry for the loss of your child.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com