Smoking & Drinking in Pregnancy May Multiply SIDS Risk
(WorldNews Health)

Fetal exposure to both alcohol and tobacco after the first trimester is tied to a 12-fold increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), according to a new study published in EClinicalMedicine, an online journal published by The Lancet. These risks were in comparison to infants who were either not exposed to tobacco or alcohol in the womb or whose mothers quit tobacco or alcohol use by the end of the first trimester. SIDS is the sudden, unexplainable death of an infant under one year of age. There is extensive scientific evidence showing that...