Mom's Smoking During Pregnancy Ups Preemie's SIDS Risk

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Besides the risk of SIDS, "inability or delayed recovery from repeated low oxygen episodes can also be detrimental to brain development," Hasan noted. "There is increasing evidence that infants exposed to prenatal cigarette smoke are at high risk for developmental and behavioral disorders."

Hasan said the findings may help doctors and parents better identify those premature babies at higher risk of SIDS, so that they can be more closely monitored at home.

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There's more on SIDS at the Nemours Foundation.

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