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  • Title: Relationship of passive cigarette-smoking to sudden infant death syndrome.
    Author: Bergman AB, Wiesner LA.
    Journal: Pediatrics; 1976 Nov; 58(5):665-8. PubMed ID: 980599.
    Abstract:
    The smoking habits of 56 families who lost babies to the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) were compared to those of 86 control families. A higher proportion of SIDS mothers smoked both during pregnancy (61% vs. 42%) and after their babies were born (59% vs. 37%). SIDS mother also smoked a significantly greater number of cigarettes than controls. Exposure to cigarette smoke ("passive smoking") appears to enhance the risk of SIDS for reasons not known.
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