Ngaba ukhathazekile ngokulala komntwana wakho? Masifunde nge-SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)!

Uvuyo esiluvayo xa usana olusandul’ ukuzalwa lufika ekhaya alunakuchazwa, akunjalo? Kodwa kwangaxeshanye, kuyinto eqhelekileyo ukuziva ukhathazekile kancinci kwaye unoxanduva lokhuseleko kunye nokuphila kakuhle komntwana. Ingakumbi xa umntwana elele, sijonga kangaphi ukuba uphilile kwaye uyaphefumla? Ngamaxesha anje, abanye abazali bakhathazeka ngakumbi ngale meko ibizwa ngokuba yi-SIDS. Ngoko ke, masithethe ngale nto ngokucacileyo nangokulula namhlanje.

Yintoni i-SIDS (i-Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)? Masiyiqonde ngokulula!

Ngamafutshane, i-SIDS imele i- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome . Oku kuthetha ukuba umntwana osempilweni ophakathi kwenyanga enye nonyaka omnye ubudala usweleka ngequbuliso ngaphandle kwesizathu esibonakalayo. Khawuthelekelele, oogqirha benza uphando olunzulu. Oko kuthetha ukuba benza uhlolo lwesidumbu, bahlole indawo yokufa komntwana, baze bahlole zonke iirekhodi zonyango zomntwana. Ukuba, nangona konke oku, oogqirha abanakufumana sizathu sithile sokufa komntwana kwaye umntwana ungaphantsi konyaka omnye ubudala, ukufa kubizwa ngokuba yi-SIDS. Uninzi lweentsana ezifa ngenxa ye-SIDS ziphakathi kweenyanga ezi-2 nezi-4 ubudala. Kwakhona, ama-90% azo ziintsana ezingaphantsi kweenyanga ezi-6 ubudala. Uninzi lwaba bantwana bafa ngelixa belele, ingakumbi phakathi kobusuku no-6 kusasa . Yingakho abanye abantu bebiza i-SIDS ngokuthi "ukufa kosana olusesichengeni" okanye "ukufa kosana olusesichengeni." Oku akuthethi ukuba ii-cribs zibangela i-SIDS. Nangona kunjalo, imeko-bume apho umntwana alele khona inokuchaphazela umngcipheko wokufa okunxulumene nokulala. Ngokwazi kwethu, eyona ndlela ilungileyo yokuthintela i-SIDS kukubeka umntwana wakho elele ngomqolo .

Yintoni umahluko phakathi kwe-SIDS kunye ne-SUID?

La magama mabini anokubhida kancinci. I-SIDS ayingonobangela wokufa kweentsana ngequbuliso. E-United States kuphela, amawaka eentsana afa ngequbuliso nangokungalindelekanga minyaka le. Abaphandi babiza oku kufa njenge-SUID (Sudden Unexpected Infant Death) . I-SUID ibandakanya konke ukufa okungalindelekanga. Oko kukuthi, ukufa okunesizathu esicacileyo, njengokufuthaniseka , kunye nokufa okungaziwayo, njenge-SIDS. Kuthiwa malunga nesiqingatha seemeko ze-SUID yi-SIDS .

Ixhaphake kangakanani i-SIDS?

Oku kuyoyikisa kancinci. Kwilizwe elifana neMelika, i-SIDS ibikwa njengeyona nto iphambili ebangela ukufa phakathi kweentsana eziphakathi kwenyanga enye nonyaka omnye ubudala. Kuthiwa malunga neentsana ezingama-2,500 ziyafa ngenxa ye-SIDS minyaka le. Iziganeko ezifanayo ziyabikwa naseSri Lanka, ngoko ke kubaluleke kakhulu ukuba sikuqaphele oku.

Zithini iimpawu ze-SIDS?

Le yeyona nto ibuhlungu nge-SIDS. Phantse bonke abantu abafa ngenxa ye-SIDS bafa ngaphandle kweempawu okanye imiqondiso yesilumkiso. Oku kuthetha ukuba umntwana angadlala, ahleke, aze alale kakuhle emva kokuba kwenzeke into efana nale.

Yintoni ebangela i-SIDS? Kwenzeka ntoni ngokwenene?

Njengoko besitshilo ngaphambili, i-SIDS ngokwentsingiselo "kukufa okungachazwanga." Ngoko ke unobangela we-SIDS awukaziwa . Nangona kunjalo, abaphandi bayaqhubeka nokufunda oku ukuze baqonde ukuba kwenzeka njani. Ingcamango ephambili kukuba iintsana ezifa ngenxa ye-SIDS zinokuba nobuthathaka obufihlakeleyo . Oku kusenokubangelwa yipateni yemfuza okanye ukungasebenzi kakuhle kwengqondo. Emva koko, xa ingqondo yomntwana okanye inkqubo yomzimba yokuzikhusela ivezwa kwisifo kwasekuqaleni kokukhula kwakhe, kucingelwa ukuba obu buthathaka obukhoyo bunokubangela ukufa ngequbuliso. Kukho izinto ezininzi ezinobungozi ezonyusa umngcipheko we-SIDS, kuquka:

• Ukuchatshazelwa kukutshaya ngexesha lokukhulelwa okanye emva kokukhulelwa : Akupheleli nje ekubeni umama atshaye, kodwa nomnye umntu okwindawo akuyo umntwana unokukuchaphazela.
• Ukulibaziseka okanye ukungafumani unyango ngaphambi kokukhulelwa : Kubaluleke kakhulu ukulandela iingcebiso zonyango ngononophelo ngexesha lokukhulelwa.
• Indawo yokulala engakhuselekanga okanye indawo yokulala: Siza kuthetha ngale nto ngokweenkcukacha kamva.
• Ukukhulelwa kwabakwishumi elivisayo: Abantwana boomama abangaphantsi kweminyaka eli-18 ubudala basengozini enkulu.
• Ukuzalwa ngaphambi kwexesha okanye ukuzalwa kobunzima obuphantsi: Iintsana ezizelwe ngaphambi kwexesha kwaye zinobunzima obuphantsi zisengozini enkulu.
• Ubushushu obugqithisileyo: Akulunganga ukumgquma umntwana wakho kakhulu uze umvumele alale kwigumbi elishushu.
• Umama usela utywala ngexesha lokukhulelwa.
• Ukuba yinkwenkwe: Kufunyenwe ukuba abafana basengozini enkulu kancinci ye-SIDS kunamantombazana.
• Ukuba omnye umzalwana okanye udade kusapho usweleke ngenxa ye-SIDS.
• Ukuba liwele.
• Ubunzima bokuphefumla (`i-Apnea`) okanye iziqendu zangaphambili zokuma kokuphefumla.

Abaphandi bakholelwa ukuba iintsana ezifa ngenxa ye-SIDS zineengxaki zokulawula ukuphefumla kwazo, izinga lentliziyo yazo , kunye nobushushu bomzimba , kwaye ngenxa yoko zisabela ngendlela eyahlukileyo kwezi zinto zibangela ezi ngxaki.

Ngaba izitofu zibangela i-SIDS?

Hayi, akunjalo! Iigonyo azibangeli i-SIDS.

Ngamanye amaxesha, kunokubakho iingxelo zokuba umntwana uyafa emva kokufumana ugonyo oluqhelekileyo. Nangona kunjalo, akukho bungqina besayensi bokuba ugonyo lwabantwana luyandisa umngcipheko we-SIDS.Enyanisweni, uphando lwakutshanje lubonise ukuba ukugonywa kunokunceda ukukhusela kwi-SIDS . Ezinye izinto ezingabangela i-SIDS ziquka:

• IiCribs
• Ukukrwitshwa okanye ukuhlanza
• Ukuxhatshazwa okanye ukungakhathalelwa kwabantwana
• Iintsholongwane kunye nezifo

Ngaba i-SIDS iyasulela?

Hayi. I-SIDS ayibangelwa lusulelo. Ngenxa yoko, ayisuleli okanye kulula ukuyifumana ukusuka komnye umntu ukuya komnye.

Yintoni esinokuyenza ukuthintela i-SIDS?

Kusenokungabi lula ukuthintela ngokupheleleyo i-SIDS. Nangona kunjalo, zininzi izinto onokuzenza ukunciphisa umngcipheko womntwana wakho. Ukuthintela i-SIDS kuqala ngokwenza indawo yokulala yomntwana wakho ikhuseleke.

Masikhusele indawo yokulala komntwana!

• Ukuba wena okanye umntwana wakho ninayo nayiphi na into ebangela umngcipheko ekhankanyiweyo ngaphambili, musa ukuvumela umntwana wakho alale ebhedini yakho.
• Ubuncinane iinyanga ezi-6, vumela umntwana wakho alale egumbini lakho, kodwa kwindawo yokulala eyahlukileyo. Umzekelo, ungasebenzisa i-sidecar eqhotyoshelwe ebhedini, i-bassinet ukwenza kube lula ukuncancisa, okanye ibhedi eyahlukileyo. Kufunyaniswe ukuba ukulalisa umntwana wakho egumbini lakho kunokunciphisa umngcipheko we-SIDS malunga ne-50%.
• Khetha ibhedi entsha, elungele umntwana. Mayibe yileyo ingavumeli umntwana ukuba awele phakathi kwamacala ebhedi kunye nomatrasi, kwaye leyo ayiyi kubamba intloko yakhe phakathi kweentsimbi zebhedi.
• Xa ukhetha umatrasi, khetha oqinileyo kancinci kunethambileyo. Kwakhona, qiniseka ukuba umatrasi uthe tyaba kwaye ulungelelene.
• Susa zonke izinto ezingaphezulu kwindawo yokulala yomntwana wakho. Oku kuquka iingubo, imiqamelo, izinto zokudlala, izilwanyana ezifakwe izinto, kunye neebhampa zebhedi. Ezi zinto zinokumxina umntwana wakho zize zimsongele entanyeni. Ishiti elifakelweyo nje lanele.
• Soloko ulalisa umntwana wakho ngomqolo (ngomqolo) - hayi ngecala okanye ngesisu. Oku kusebenza ekulaleni emini nasebusuku. Izihlunu zeentsana ezincinci azikakhuli ngokupheleleyo, kwaye iintloko zazo zinzima kakhulu. Ukuba umntwana wakho ulele esiswini sakhe, kunokuba nzima ukuphefumla, kodwa usenokungakwazi ukuphakamisa intloko yakhe.
• Gcina igumbi lakho lokulala likwiqondo lobushushu eliphakathi. Uphando lubonise ukuba xa iintsana zishushu kakhulu, zinokulala ubuthongo obunzulu, nto leyo enokuba nzima ukuvuka nangona umzimba wazo uzixelela ukuba ziphefumle.
• Xa umntwana eqala ukuqengqeleka, yeka ukumsonga ngelaphu.

Ezinye iindlela zokuthintela i-SIDS

• Goma umntwana wakho ngexesha: Uphando lubonisa ukuba ukugoma umntwana wakho ngexesha kunokunciphisa umngcipheko we-SIDS malunga ne-50%.
• Uncancisa:Ukuncancisa kuye kwafunyaniswa ukuba kunciphisa umngcipheko womntwana kwi-SIDS.
• Nika umntwana wakho i-pacifier: Izazinzulu zikholelwa ukuba ii-pacifier zinceda ukugcina umoya womntwana wakho uvulekile okanye zimthintele ukuba angalali ubuthongo obunzulu. Esi sisizathu sokunciphisa umngcipheko we-SIDS.
• Ziphephe iimveliso zotywala necuba : Ziphephe ukusebenzisa ezi mveliso ngexesha lokukhulelwa nasemva kokuba umntwana ezelwe.
• Musa ukuthembela ngokupheleleyo kwiimonitha zokuphefumla: Uphando aluzange luqinisekise ukuba ezi zixhobo ezithengiswayo ezithi zithintela i-SIDS ziyasebenza ngokwenene.
• Nika umntwana wakho "ixesha lesisu": Xa umntwana wakho evukile, mvumele adlale ngesisu sakhe ngelixa wena okanye omnye umntu omdala nimjongile. Oku kunokunceda ekuthinteleni isifo sentloko esithe tyaba (iPlagiocephaly).

Ufanele umse nini umntwana wakho kugqirha?

Nangona kungekho ndlela yokuthintela ngokupheleleyo i-SIDS, into enye onokuyenza ukunciphisa umngcipheko womntwana wakho kukuqinisekisa ukuba umsa umntwana wakho kutyelelo oluqhelekileyo lokunyamekela umntwana. Kule tyelelo, ugqirha wakho uya kujonga ukuba umntwana wakho usempilweni kwaye uyakhula njengoko kulindelekile. Umntwana wakho uya kunikwa zonke iigonyo ezifunekayo. Uya kuba nethuba lokubuza nayiphi na imibuzo onokuba nayo malunga nokugcina umntwana wakho ekhuselekile.

Umyalezo Wokuya Ekhaya

Hayi, i-SIDS ibuhlungu ngokwenene. Xa uhlangabezana nento efana nale, umsindo, usizi, ukuziva unetyala, kunye nokothuka okuvayo akunakuchazwa. Zonke ezo mvakalelo zifanelekile. Eyona nto ibalulekileyo kukuba siqaphele oku kwaye senze konke okusemandleni ethu ukukhusela iintsana zethu.

• Soloko ulalisa umntwana wakho ngomqolo.
• Yenza indawo yokulala yomntwana wakho ikhuseleke kwaye ingabi nazo izinto ezingafunekiyo.
• Menze umntwana wakho alale egumbini lakho, kodwa kwindawo eyahlukileyo, ubuncinane iinyanga ezi-6.
• Kuphephe ukutshaya nokusebenzisa utywala.
• Nika umntwana wakho imigonyo ngexesha elifanelekileyo.
• Ncancisa ibele kangangoko unako.

Ngokulandela la manyathelo, singenza ubomi babantwana bethu bukhuseleke ngakumbi. Ukuba unemibuzo okanye iinkxalabo, qiniseka ukuba uthetha nogqirha wakho wosapho. Baya kukwazi ukukunceda. Ukuba umazi umntu olahlekelwe ngumntwana ngenxa ye-SIDS, okanye ukuba nawe ukhe wayibona loo nto, ungathandabuzi ukucela uncedo lokujongana nentlungu. Ugqirha wakho unokukukhokela kwiindawo apho unokufumana khona inkxaso yeemvakalelo oyifunayo. Kunokuba luncedo ukujoyina iqela lenkxaso labazali abaye baba namava afanayo, okanye ukuthetha nomcebisi wedwa. Nangona kunjalo, zinike ixesha lokuphola emva kokulahlekelwa okunganyamezelekiyo.