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Cathy
Thank you so much for this additional info on
increased risk of SIDS with smoking co-sleeping
parents. This is really so, so useful, both the
background and the cautions. I'm particularly
impressed with the very technical info you've given. Thanks a lot :-)
Pamela
At 05:00 08/06/2014, you wrote:
>Date: Sat, 7 Jun 2014 06:20:46 -0400
>From: "Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC
>www.cwgenna.com" <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Re: SIDS, risk associated with smoking and co-sleeping
>
>The most compelling research on SIDS
>vulnerability IMHO is that on brainstem
>serotonergic neurons involved in the gasp
>response to hypoxia during sleep. This brain
>mechanism seems to be defective in some babies,
>Â particularly if mom smoked during pregnancy
>(and compounded by maternal drinking and
>paternal smoking). So these kids are very
>vulnerable to anything that causes hypoxia, Â
>including exposure to second hand smoke or
>smoker's breath; over heating, loose bedding, Â
>prone positioning. Since this mom quit as soon
>as pregnancy was diagnosed, Â the baby should be
>better off. Â If she's wavering in her decision
>to remain smoke free, Â you can share the
>research that kids who grow up with a smoking
>parent have triple the risk of lung cancer and
>much higher risk of asthma. Catherine Watson
>Genna BS, IBCLC NYC [log in to unmask] Sent from my T-Mobile 4G LTE Device
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