Xa kuziwa kwiindawo ezilala ngokukhuselekileyo zobuthongo kubantwana, kumqolo wabo uphumelele, utsho i-American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Isizathu: Esi sikhundla sokulala siye saboniswa ukunciphisa isiganeko se- Childhood Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
Enyanisweni, ukususela ngo-1992, xa i-AAP yaqala ukukhuthaza ukuba zonke iintsana ezisandul 'ukuzalwa (ukususela ekuzalweni ukuya ku-1 ubudala) zilale ebusweni babo, ngexesha lokulala, nasebusuku, izinga le-SIDS lonyaka liye lahla ngaphezu kwama-50 ekhulwini.
Kwaye akukho nanyuka yokukhahla okanye ukufuna ukususela ngaloo xesha.
Nangona uphando luqhubeka, uphando lubonisa ukuba abantwana bafumana oksijini encinci kwaye balahla i-carbon dioxide encinane xa belele ebantwini babo. Ngamanye amagama, ngelixa esesisu, isana sinokukwazi ukuphefumula umoya ovela kwipokhethi encinci yebhedlele ikhuphe ngasempumleni. Sekunjalo, ezinye iziphumo zibonisa ukuba iintsana ezininzi ezifa kwi-SIDS zineengingqi ezingaphuhlisiyo kwengqondo, mhlawumbi indawo ezithintela ukuba zivuke ukuze zisuswe engozini (njengokuhluthwa). Kwaye kuba kungenakwenzeka ukufumana ukuba yiyiphi intsana engenakuvusa ngokuqhelekileyo, kungcono ukukhuseleka kunokuba uxolo.
Ukufumana umntwana wakho osandul 'ukuzalwa elele emhlane wakhe kunokubonakala kungenakwenzeka, njengoko iintsana zibonakala zilele ngakumbi kwisisu okanye kwicala, ngokukodwa xa zijikiweyo kwisifuba somzali okanye umnakekeli.
Kodwa-ke, qi ni sekise ukuba ngelixa ixesha umntwana wakho uya kusetshenziselwa ukulala ebusweni. Ewe, xa umntwana wakho ekwazi ukugqithisa, unokuzibeka phantsi.
Izindlela zokulala zokunciphisa ingozi ye-SIDS
Ukongeza kokulandela isiluleko se-AAP malunga nezikhundla zokulala abantwana, unokukhusela umntwana wakho kwi-SIDS ngokulandela ezi ziphulo ezilula zokuphepha:
- Khetha ukulala okuqinileyo. Ukuthenga umatshini wokuloba ovunyiweyo okhuselekile, ogqitywe ngephepha elifakwe, kwaye ungalokothi ubeke umntwana wakho ebuthongweni kwiindawo ezithambileyo, njengemithwalo, iigodo kunye neebhokhwe zeegusha.
- Gcina indawo yokulala icocekile kwaye icace. Oku kuthetha ukuba akukho izinto ezithambileyo, amathoyizi, imilenze, iingubo, izitya, iingubo zeegusha okanye i-crib bumpers.
- Gcina indawo yokulala yabantwana bakho kufuphi kodwa ihluke. Nangona intsana yakho ingalala egumbini elifanayo njengawe, akufanele ulale ebhedini okanye kwibhedlele okanye isitulo sevili nabantu abadala okanye nabanye abantwana. Endaweni yoko, umntwana wakho kufuneka alale kwi-bassinet, isikhalazo, umzala okanye umgca wokulala.
- Jonga ubushushu kumagumbi akho umntwana. Ngamanye amagama, asishushu kakhulu okanye kubanda kakhulu. Futhi ungalokothi ubeke usana lwakho kufuphi ne-air-conditioning okanye ukufudumala, iifestile ezivulekileyo okanye ezinye iindawo zokushicilela.
- Yeka iingubo. Esikhundleni salokho, utyalo-mali (isilwanyana esisodwa okanye isitya sokulala njengenye indlela yokufaka iingubo.
- Cinga nge-pacifier. Ama-Pacifiers aboniswe ukunciphisa umngcipheko we-SIDS, kodwa musa ukuwuphoqa xa umntwana wakho engafuni.
Imithombo: i-American Academy ye-Pediatrics, amaZiko eNational Health