Title: Relationship of Passive Cigarette-Smoking to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
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.
Publication Year: 1976
Publication Date: 1976-11-01
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref', 'pubmed']
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