RJA #9a: Thesis Statement–
Research Question
What causes SIDS?
Precise Claim
If a baby is going to die from SIDS there is nothing that is going to stop it.
Reasons/Blueprint
Low serotonin levels cannot be fixed or measured in an infant to tell if they could be a victim of SIDS.
Simply removing blankets and stuffed animals from the babies crib will not save your child from SIDS.
Although, a baby may seem perfectly normal and healthy, a baby that dies of SIDS differs in health from babies that survive the first year of life.
Complete Thesis
A baby that is going to die from SIDS cannot be prevented because of low serotonin levels in the brain and removing blankets and stuffed animals from a crib doesn't change anything.
RJA #9b: Argument–
Reseach Question
What causes SIDS?
Answer/Thesis/Claim
Much research has been conducted on SIDS and although there is no cure the most found explanation for SIDS is low serotonin levels in the brain of infants.
RJA #9c: Presentation Plan–
Although the cause of SIDS is still debateable there are many supporting facts on the fact that the similarities in infants dying from SIDS are low serotonin levels in the brain. Many believe that removing objects such as blankets, toys and stuffed animals from a crib while a baby is sleeping lowers the risk of SIDS. Also, babies that sleep on their back are less likely to die from SIDS. The highest risk babies die from SIDS are 2-4 months of age. Although, a baby can die from SIDS all the way up to 1 year of age. The low production of serotonin never amounts to the amount it needs to be at causing the baby to die without warning.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
RJA #8
RJA #8a: Quotation, Paraphrase, and Summary
"The baby looks normal during the day; there's nothing that would tell you that baby is going to die of SIDS that night," says Kinney, who has studied SIDS for more than 20 years. "There's something about sleep that unmasks the defect, which we believe is in serotonin circuits: the baby experiences some kind of stress during sleep, such as rebreathing carbon dioxide in the face-down position or increased temperature from over-bundling, that cannot be compensated for by the defective brainstem circuits, and the baby then goes on to die."
The Children's Hospital in Boston has found that mishaps in the serotonin of babies has been linked to one of the causes of SIDS. "There's something about sleep...which we believe is in serotonin circuits: the baby experiences some kind of stress during sleep [which can include] rebreathing carbon dixoide...."
A baby that dies from SIDS will not show signs early in the day, the baby will appear to be perfectly fine. When a baby goes to fall asleep at night there can be several factors that can be cause for SIDS. The low serotonin levels can trigger a happenstance that brings the baby to die.
Research has shown that low serotonin levels can be a factor in why babies die from SIDS. Although, a baby can seem perfectly normal during the day when they doze off to bed that can trigger a time where the baby is overly dressed or blanketed causing the baby to overheat or being stuck on their stomach breathing in carbon dioxide. This can not be overcome because of the lack of serotonin the the brainstem which causes the baby to die.
RJA #8b: Evaluation Check-
http://carolpilk.blogspot.com/2010/03/rja-7a-evaluation-of-sources_2269.html#comment-form
http://playersyrita.blogspot.com/2010/03/rja-7a-evaluation-of-sources.html#comment-form
"The baby looks normal during the day; there's nothing that would tell you that baby is going to die of SIDS that night," says Kinney, who has studied SIDS for more than 20 years. "There's something about sleep that unmasks the defect, which we believe is in serotonin circuits: the baby experiences some kind of stress during sleep, such as rebreathing carbon dioxide in the face-down position or increased temperature from over-bundling, that cannot be compensated for by the defective brainstem circuits, and the baby then goes on to die."
The Children's Hospital in Boston has found that mishaps in the serotonin of babies has been linked to one of the causes of SIDS. "There's something about sleep...which we believe is in serotonin circuits: the baby experiences some kind of stress during sleep [which can include] rebreathing carbon dixoide...."
A baby that dies from SIDS will not show signs early in the day, the baby will appear to be perfectly fine. When a baby goes to fall asleep at night there can be several factors that can be cause for SIDS. The low serotonin levels can trigger a happenstance that brings the baby to die.
Research has shown that low serotonin levels can be a factor in why babies die from SIDS. Although, a baby can seem perfectly normal during the day when they doze off to bed that can trigger a time where the baby is overly dressed or blanketed causing the baby to overheat or being stuck on their stomach breathing in carbon dioxide. This can not be overcome because of the lack of serotonin the the brainstem which causes the baby to die.
RJA #8b: Evaluation Check-
http://carolpilk.blogspot.com/2010/03/rja-7a-evaluation-of-sources_2269.html#comment-form
http://playersyrita.blogspot.com/2010/03/rja-7a-evaluation-of-sources.html#comment-form
Monday, March 8, 2010
RJA #7
RJA #7a: Evaluation of Sources–
-Book -
Title: Title What is SIDS? / National SIDS/Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Center. What is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome?
Edition: Rev. 2004.
Published: National SIDS/ Infant Death Resource Center, 2004.
This is a book that has a lot of information about SIDS. What I find interesting about this book is that it is mainly facts. I like to use factual information in my papers because numbers help prove points and can back you up on things you are trying to prove. I also in my paper am hoping to get a clear definition to what SIDS is. Considering that SIDS doesn't have a clear cause I want my readers to be able to understand SIDS as best they can. With this book there is a lot of information of what SIDS is as we know it so far. I mainly picked this book because of it's sturdy facts since a lot of the information comes from the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Center.
-Periodical Article-
Name of Author: Robert Wood Johnson
Title: Multiple risk factors existed in 78 percent of sudden infant death syndrome cases
Periodical: ScienceDaily. Retrieved February 22, 2010
When looking through periodical articles I wanted to make sure I was looking at a variety of information. In my paper I want to make sure and include many "causes" for SIDS. Although, there is no official cause of SIDS this article looks into some of the common factors of different cases of SIDS. This is important for my paper so that I can examine and compare and contrast the similarities and differences of babies that have died from SIDS. Again, helping to identify with what the cause of SIDS is and if it can be prevented. I liked this periodical article because several risk factors were dicussed that contributed to the cause of death in the babies. I also am not just going to go off of the information on statistics from one article I want to compare others to see what the numbers look like as a whole and to see if there is some agreement across the board to some definite causes.
-Reference Articles-
Title: Sudden infant death syndrome
Source: The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
When it comes to getting precise information a good place to always look is an encyclopedia. That's why I chose this for my reference article. With this reference article there is information about the general facts and conclusions about SIDS. I would like to use this as something I compare to some of my other information to weed out some of the things I have found to be "if-e" and not true facts. I know that encyclopedias have true facts and I can trust what is in the content.
-Website-
Title: Low production of serotonin in the brainstem a likely cause for SIDS
Name of Author: Children's Hospital Boston
Date: February 4th 2010
Website: http://www.curingdeath.com/research/Low_production_of_serotonin_in_the_brainstem_a_likely_cause_for_SIDS.asp?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CuringDeath+%28Curing+Death+by+Curing+Aging%29
I found this website and I enjoyed it because it is by a doctor that has down a lot of research on SIDS. With this article I found it interesting because I agree with the fact that there is something underlying to why babies suddenly die. This will help my argument in the fact that I don't think that blankets and toys in the crib cause unexplained deaths. I am going to look into other information on this and other articles to support these findings.
RJA #7b: Field Research Suggestions–
http://carolpilk.blogspot.com/2010/02/rja-6c.html#comment-form
http://melindaatmetro.blogspot.com/2010/02/rja-6c-field-research-options.html#comment-form
-Book -
Title: Title What is SIDS? / National SIDS/Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Center. What is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome?
Edition: Rev. 2004.
Published: National SIDS/ Infant Death Resource Center, 2004.
This is a book that has a lot of information about SIDS. What I find interesting about this book is that it is mainly facts. I like to use factual information in my papers because numbers help prove points and can back you up on things you are trying to prove. I also in my paper am hoping to get a clear definition to what SIDS is. Considering that SIDS doesn't have a clear cause I want my readers to be able to understand SIDS as best they can. With this book there is a lot of information of what SIDS is as we know it so far. I mainly picked this book because of it's sturdy facts since a lot of the information comes from the Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Center.
-Periodical Article-
Name of Author: Robert Wood Johnson
Title: Multiple risk factors existed in 78 percent of sudden infant death syndrome cases
Periodical: ScienceDaily. Retrieved February 22, 2010
When looking through periodical articles I wanted to make sure I was looking at a variety of information. In my paper I want to make sure and include many "causes" for SIDS. Although, there is no official cause of SIDS this article looks into some of the common factors of different cases of SIDS. This is important for my paper so that I can examine and compare and contrast the similarities and differences of babies that have died from SIDS. Again, helping to identify with what the cause of SIDS is and if it can be prevented. I liked this periodical article because several risk factors were dicussed that contributed to the cause of death in the babies. I also am not just going to go off of the information on statistics from one article I want to compare others to see what the numbers look like as a whole and to see if there is some agreement across the board to some definite causes.
-Reference Articles-
Title: Sudden infant death syndrome
Source: The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. Copyright © 2007, Columbia University Press. All rights reserved.
When it comes to getting precise information a good place to always look is an encyclopedia. That's why I chose this for my reference article. With this reference article there is information about the general facts and conclusions about SIDS. I would like to use this as something I compare to some of my other information to weed out some of the things I have found to be "if-e" and not true facts. I know that encyclopedias have true facts and I can trust what is in the content.
-Website-
Title: Low production of serotonin in the brainstem a likely cause for SIDS
Name of Author: Children's Hospital Boston
Date: February 4th 2010
Website: http://www.curingdeath.com/research/Low_production_of_serotonin_in_the_brainstem_a_likely_cause_for_SIDS.asp?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+CuringDeath+%28Curing+Death+by+Curing+Aging%29
I found this website and I enjoyed it because it is by a doctor that has down a lot of research on SIDS. With this article I found it interesting because I agree with the fact that there is something underlying to why babies suddenly die. This will help my argument in the fact that I don't think that blankets and toys in the crib cause unexplained deaths. I am going to look into other information on this and other articles to support these findings.
RJA #7b: Field Research Suggestions–
http://carolpilk.blogspot.com/2010/02/rja-6c.html#comment-form
http://melindaatmetro.blogspot.com/2010/02/rja-6c-field-research-options.html#comment-form
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