An analysis of the characteristics of sudden infant death syndrome: a literature review

Abstract

Objective: To review and analyze the characteristics of sudden infant death syndrome. Bibliographic review: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) is the sudden, unexplained infant death syndrome of a one-year-old child, which remains unexplained even after a detailed death scene investigation and clinical history analysis. The strategy is based on a triple risk model that postulates occurrence at a critical period of biologically vulnerable development, when triggered by a stressor. There are non-modifiable risk factors such as low weight and modifiable risk factors such as maternal sleeping or sleeping, sleeping position with the presence of soft sheets and pillows for a child. The condition of prevention being the modification of risk factors. Final considerations: In this, in most cases, being a preventable cause of death, it is essential to act in prevention with the dissemination of health professional information so that they can make families aware of the importance of the prone position and overheating, in addition to controlling the maternal smoking.