Bed-sharing fear over cot deaths

"Babies who sleep in the same bed as their parents are at greater risk of cot death, according to research. The Glasgow University study found babies sharing a bed were at risk even if the child was breast-fed and the parent was a non-smoker. Dr John McClure, chairman of the...

'Clear smoking link' to cot death

"Almost nine out of ten mothers who lose a baby to cot death smoked while pregnant, say researchers. The Bristol University team said the risk also increased with every hour babies were exposed to passive smoke after birth. The number of cot deaths has fallen, but those...