Medical experts design hospital baby boxes to provide a safe sleeping environment. This design is crucial as newborns are prone to SIDS or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Hence, it’s vital to choose the right baby box, both in hospitals and at home.
How Could SIDS Happen?
SIDS or Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) poses a serious risk that we must avoid. Typically, improper baby sleeping positions and unsafe sleeping environments cause these sudden death cases. This condition usually affects babies aged 0-4 months, as they can easily roll from a side position to sleeping on their stomachs.
SIDS occurs when babies sleep on their stomachs, leading to increased rebreathing or breathing in their own carbon dioxide, resulting in oxygen deficiency.
The risk of SIDS increases if babies sleep on soft mattresses with toys or pillows, blankets near their faces. Baby movements can cause them to be covered by nearby accessories, making it hard for them to breathe. The brain receives these signals, prompting babies to wake up and cry. However, if the brain fails to receive these signals, babies will continue to suffer from oxygen deficiency.
How Do We Avoid SIDS?
There’s no way to predict when a baby might die from SIDS. However, there are factors we need to pay attention to in order to prevent this from happening.
1. Seek Excellent Prenatal Care
Preventing sudden infant death during sleep can actually begin during the early stages of fetal development. Premature or low birth weight babies are at high risk of SIDS. Therefore, mothers should monitor their diet and avoid smoking and alcohol during pregnancy.
2. Lay Baby on Their Back to Sleep
Parents should lay their baby on their back until they reach 1 year old. Placing the baby on their side or stomach increases the risk of SIDS. However, babies who can roll over on their own can choose a comfortable sleeping position.
3. Reduce Accessories Around the Baby
The medical community does not recommend using pillows. Additionally, blankets and pillows increase the risk of SIDS. Recent studies also advise against babies sleeping with pillows and blankets. Instead, parents should place the baby on a flat mattress without any accessories.
4. Choose the Right Baby Box
Choosing the right Baby Box helps prevent SIDS. Hospital Baby Boxes serve as a good example. They feature flat and sturdy sleeping surfaces without accessories.
Moreover, hospital Baby Boxes have good ventilation, reducing the risk of excessive heat or humidity. They also have the right incline for better accessibility to mothers and medical staff.
Parents should adopt hospital-recommended practices at home. Choose for a baby crib with a firm mattress and avoid using accessories like pillows, bolsters, blankets, and toys.
Get The Safest Baby Box, Recommended by The Ministry of Health
Through the Special Allocation Fund (DAK 2024), the Ministry of Health has released standardization for Hospital Baby Boxes. This is done as a form of revitalization of health services in Indonesia. Focusing on maternal and child issues, the aim of this procurement is to reduce maternal and infant mortality rates.
Here are the specifications of the Baby Box recommended by the Ministry of Health:
- Material: Best-in-class Stainless Steel
- Completeness: Equipped with Vinyl coating and has wheels
- Dimensions:
- Length: 700 mm
- Width: 450 mm
- Height: 900 mm
- Box Height: 300 mm
In addition, certification completeness such as TKDN (Domestic Component Level) also needs to be fulfilled. METRISIS Baby Box is one of the recommended baby boxes that comply with the Ministry of Health standards. In recent years, we have collaborated with the Ministry of Health in procuring Anthropometry Kits throughout Indonesia through the E-Catalog.
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