Combined prenatal smoking and drinking greatly increases SIDS risk

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New NIH-supported study: Children born to mothers who both drank and smoked beyond the first trimester of pregnancy have a 12-fold increased risk for Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS).

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Many studies have shown that the risk of SIDS is increased by maternal smoking during pregnancy. Some studies have also found that prenatal alcohol exposure, particularly from heavy drinking during pregnancy, can increase SIDS risk. Now, the NIH-funded Safe Passage Study provides a look at how SIDS risk is influenced by the timing and amount of prenatal exposure to tobacco and alcohol.

The researchers determined one-year outcomes for about 94% of the pregnancies. They found that 66 infants died during that time, including 28 SIDS deaths and 38 deaths from known causes.

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