Posts Tagged ‘Scotland’

New Evidence on the Cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome: Adverse prenatal conditions predispose to Cot Death.

Monday, January 18th, 2010

A study reported in the Lancet of more than a quarter of a million women in Scotland found that stunted prenatal growth and pre-term delivery were at the highest risk. And a previous cot death increased the risk, destroying the often used accusation of child abuse as the cause.

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