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Ask the Pediatrician: What should new parents know about safe sleep?
Q: I'm concerned about SIDS. What can I do to keep my baby as safe as possible while she's sleeping?
Jul 18, 2022
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Safe sleep environments key to preventing many infant deaths
Since 1992, the government's Back-to-Sleep Campaign has encouraged parents to place infants on their backs to sleep. Still, more than 4,500 infants die unexpectedly during sleep each year in the United States. Now, a University ...
Apr 19, 2012
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Pediatrics
Do wearable baby monitors offer parents real peace of mind?
Wearable devices for infants offer to give parents peace of mind, but are they being lulled into a false sense of security, asks an article in the BMJ this week?
Nov 18, 2014
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Neuroscience
Fetal nicotine exposure harms breathing in infants
Exposure to nicotine during development inhibits the function of neurons controlling the tongue, according to research in newborn rats recently published in eNeuro. This impairment may be a factor in sudden infant death syndrome ...
Nov 11, 2019
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Bed-sharing, smoking play role in sudden infant death
(HealthDay) -- Although the rate of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) dropped by more than 50 percent following the start of a U.S. campaign encouraging parents to put babies to sleep on their backs, new research suggests ...
Mar 26, 2012
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Bed sharing with parents increases risk of cot death fivefold
Bed sharing with parents is linked to a fivefold increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), even when the parents are non-smokers and the mother has not been drinking alcohol and does not use illegal drugs, according ...
May 20, 2013
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Pediatrics
Magazine, Internet images fail to promote infant sleep safety
Images of infants sleeping in unsafe environments are pervasive in women's magazines and on stock photo websites, which could create confusion among parents and put babies at risk, according to a study to be presented Saturday, ...
Apr 25, 2015
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Pediatrics
Many smokers light up with kids in car, study says
(HealthDay)—Only one-quarter of smoking parents adopt a strict smoke-free car policy, and nearly half who don't enforce such a ban light up while driving with their children, a new study indicates.
Nov 12, 2012
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study: Exposure to cannabinoids in pregnancy increases newborn mortality and respiratory problems
Consumption of cannabis (marijuana) or derivatives during pregnancy can cause respiratory problems for the baby, such as impaired control of breathing and diminished sensitivity to carbon dioxide, both of which favor sudden ...
Apr 25, 2023
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Genetic heart diseases may be responsible for unexplained stillbirths
Genetic researchers have made an important step towards resolving the mystery of the causes of intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD), or stillbirth, where a baby dies in the womb after the 14th week of gestation. IUFD is responsible ...
Jun 26, 2012
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