Spike in B.C. sudden infant deaths concerns coroner

Submitted by Anonymous on Fri, 2011-07-08 12:52

Spike in B.C. sudden infant deaths concerns coroner

B.C.'s chief coroner is urging parents to use safe sleep practices in light of a spike in the number of sudden infant deaths across the province this year.

There have been 21 sudden infant deaths in B.C. so far this year, while there were 16 sudden infant deaths for all of 2010, Lisa Lapointe said Tuesday.

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""We know there's been a

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 2011-07-09 15:01.

""We know there's been a spike in the first six months and we know it's related to unsafe sleep practices. Why so many of those [deaths] have come up this year, we don't know," Lapointe said."

blaming the poor mums, which

Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Sat, 2011-07-09 23:33.

blaming the poor mums, which is strongly implied, is really not fair :(