"嬰兒猝死症的最新建議"

嬰兒猝死症後群每年都造成上千名嬰兒死亡。

嬰兒猝死症候群，簡稱嬰兒猝死症，是父母可能面臨最令人痛心的醫療問題。嬰兒入睡後，顯然沒有什麼問題，但不知怎地就在睡夢中死去。目前已進行了好幾項科學研究，為的是要找出此症候群的主因，而我們對它的了解也在過去二、三十年增長了不少。

為了降低嬰兒猝死症的風險，醫生建議新生兒應該要哺以母乳，而非嬰兒奶粉配方。並告知父母要避免菸酒。另一個重要的因素是嬰兒要怎麼睡，最近一份英國醫學雜誌公開期刊指出，和父母睡在同一張床上的嬰兒可能多出五倍的機率死於嬰兒猝死症。

一些醫療機構建議，對嬰兒睡眠來說最安全的地方，是睡在父母房間的嬰兒床上。嬰兒應該仰睡，頭部不被蓋住，並且不能讓他們太熱。醫生也同意，父母最不該做的，就是和小嬰兒睡在扶手椅或沙發上。

(Health) The Latest Advice on SIDS

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome causes the deaths of thousands of babies every year.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, is one of the most distressing medical problems parents can face. Babies go to sleep, apparently with nothing wrong with them, but somehow die in their sleep. A number of scientific studies have been conducted to find the causes of this syndrome, and our understanding of it has grown a lot over the last 20-30 years.

To lower the risks of SIDS, doctors advise that newborn babies be breastfed instead of receiving baby milk formula. Parents are also told to avoid cigarettes and alcohol. Another important factor is how a baby sleeps, and a recent study by the BMJ Open journal suggests that infants who sleep in the same bed as their parents are five times more likely to die from SIDS.

A number of medical bodies advise that the safest place for babies to sleep is in a cot in the same room as their parents. Babies should be put on their backs, should have their heads uncovered, and should not be allowed to get too hot. Doctors also agree that one of the worst things parents can do is sleep with their babies on an armchair or sofa.

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