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Tipoffs for Jacksonville, Florida (Public Policy) Newsletter for Wednesday November 20, 2024 ( 1 items )  

Impaired Caregivers, Bed Sharing Raise Risk of Sudden Unexplained Infant Death in Infants Born with Prenatal Drug Exposure
JACKSONVILLE, Florida, Nov. 19 -- Nemours Foundation issued the following news release: WILMINGTON, Del. (November 19, 2024) Babies who are prenatally exposed to illicit drugs or alcohol are known to be at higher risk for sudden unexpected infant death (SUID). A new study by a Nemours Children's Health researcher published in Pediatrics, a journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics, showed that caregivers of prenatally exposed infants were twice as likely to be impaired at the time of death.  more