Uma kuziwa ezikhundleni eziphephile zokulala ezinganeni ezisencane, ngemuva kwabo kuyinqobe ecacile, kusho i-American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Isizathu: Lesi simo sokulala siye saboniswa ukunciphisa isifo se- Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).
Eqinisweni, kusukela ngo-1992, lapho i-AAP iqala ukuncoma ukuthi zonke izingane ezisanda kuzalwa (kusukela ekuzalweni kuya eminyakeni eyi-1) zilalelwe emhlane, ngesikhathi sokulala, nangesikhathi sasebusuku, izinga le-SIDS minyaka yonke liye lahla ngaphezu kwamaphesenti angu-50.
Futhi akubanga nokwanda kokwakhiwa noma ukususa kusukela ngaleso sikhathi.
Ngenkathi ucwaningo luqhubeka, izifundo zibonisa ukuthi izingane zithola umoya ophansi kancane futhi zilahla i-carbon dioxide encane uma zilele ezibelethweni zazo. Ngamanye amazwi, ngenkathi zisesisu, usana luyakwazi ukuphefumula umoya ovela ephaketheni elincane lokulala lidonsa phezulu ekhaleni. Noma kunjalo, okunye okutholakele kubonisa ukuthi izingane eziningi ezibulawa yi-SIDS zinezifunda ezingekho ngaphansi kobuchopho, mhlawumbe izindawo ezibavimbela ekuvukeni ukuze zizisuse ezingozini (njengokungathi zithinteka). Futhi njengoba kungenakwenzeka ukuthola ukuthi yiziphi izingane ezingeke zivusa ngendlela evamile, kungcono ukuphepheka kunokudabuka.
Ukuthola umntwana wakho omusha umkhuba wokulala emhlane wakhe kungase kubonakale kungenakwenzeka, njengoba izingane eziningi zibonakala zilele kangcono esiswini noma ohlangothini lwabo, ikakhulukazi uma ziboshwe esifubeni somzali noma yomnakekeli.
Kodwa-ke, qiniseka ukuthi ngokuhamba kwesikhathi usana lwakho luzosetshenziselwa lokhu okuphephile kwezingane zokulala. Yiqiniso, uma ingane yakho ikwazi ukuqhubekela phambili, ingase ibeke esikhundleni sayo.
Izindlela zokulala zokunciphisa ingozi ye-SIDS
Ngaphezu kokulandela izincomo ze-AAP ezinganeni ezilele zokulala, ungavikela ingane yakho kusuka kuma-SIDS ngokulandela amathiphu alula okuphepha okulala:
- Khetha ukulala okuqinile. Thenga umthamo we-crib ovunyelwe ukuphepha, ombozwe ishidi elifakelwe, futhi ungalokothi ubeke ingane yakho ebuthongweni ezindaweni ezithambile, njengezinyawo, izikhumba, nezikhumba zezimvu.
- Gcina indawo yokulala ihlanzekile futhi icacile. Lokhu kusho ukuthi akukhozinto ezithambile, amathoyizi, imilenze, izingubo zokugqoka, izikhumba, izikhumba zezimvu noma ama-bumpers.
- Gcina indawo yokulala yengane yakho eduze kodwa ihlukaniswe. Ngenkathi ingane yakho ingalala ekamelweni elifana nawe, akufanele ilale embhedeni noma embhedeni noma isihlalo sobuhlalo nabantu abadala noma ezinye izingane. Esikhundleni salokho, ingane yakho kufanele ilele ebhassinet, crib, umkhumbi noma umbhede-co-sleeper.
- Hlola izinga lokushisa egumbini lomntanakho. Ngamanye amazwi, akushisi kakhulu noma kubanda kakhulu. Futhi ungalokothi ubeke usana lwakho eduze kwe-air-conditioning noma ukushisa, amafasitela avulekile noma ezinye imithombo yezingqikithi.
- Yeqa izingubo zokugqoka. Esikhundleni salokho, faka imali (isilazi esisodwa sokulala noma isikhwama sokulala njengesinye sezimbumbulu.
- Cabanga nge-pacifier. Ama-Pacifiers aboniswe ukunciphisa ingozi ye-SIDS, kodwa ungayiphoqeleli uma ingane yakho ingafuni.
Imithombo: I-American Academy of Pediatrics, Izikhungo Zikazwelonke Zempilo