Sudden Infant Death Risk Doubled with Smoking During Pregnancy
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by Sami Cone
Mar 11, 2019
The unexpected and sudden infant death risk doubled with smoking during pregnancy. While the results of this study reported by CNN may not be shocking, what is surprising is how they define "smoking".
The AAP study on Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) revealed the smoking even one cigarette a day can double the risk.
Pregnant mothers who smoke a pack of cigarettes a day triple the risk of SUID.
The AAP results report, "If we assume causality, 22% of SUIDs in the United States can be directly attributed to maternal smoking during pregnancy."
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While it may be common knowledge that smoking during pregnancy is harmful to both mother and baby, this study confirms just how dangerous it can be.
Sami Cone
Best-Selling Author & Speaker
Sami Cone is the best-selling author of "Raising Uncommon Kids", is known as the "Frugal Mom" on Nashville's top-rated talk show "Talk of the Town" and educates over a million listeners every day on her nationally syndicated "Family Money Minute". She is proud to call Nashville home with her husband, Rick, and their two teenage children.
