Link Between Smoking And SIDS Explained By New Research

A new study sheds light on the relationship between women who smoke while pregnant - or are exposed to second-hand smoke - and an increased risk of SIDS to their babies.Researchers at McMaster University have found a mechanism that explains why an infant’s ability to respond to oxygen deprivation after birth - or a hypoxic episode - is dramatically compromised by exposure to nicotine in the womb, even light to moderate amounts.

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Filed under: Smoking / Quit Smoking on February 7th, 2008