Samuel Hanke is a pediatric cardiologist in Cincinnati, but when you ask him for his title, he follows it by saying: 'Most importantly, I'm Charlie's dad.'
Reviewed by Megan Craig, M.Sc.Sep 6 2023 Samuel Hanke is a pediatric cardiologist in Cincinnati, but when you ask him for his title, he follows it by saying: "Most importantly, I'm Charlie's dad."
Rates for SIDS have declined since the 1990s, but a different cause of infant death — accidental suffocation or strangulation — has also been a persistent problem. That national rate for the past decade has hovered between 20 and 25 infant deaths per 100,000 live births, accounting for around a fifth of all unexpected infant deaths, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Some clear warnings from it: Infants shouldn't sleep with blankets, stuffed toys, or bumpers that "can potentially lead to suffocation or strangulation," said Samantha St. John, program coordinator for Cook Children's Health Care System in Fort Worth, Texas. They also should sleep in cribs or bassinets — not on beds with siblings or in parents' arms.
The idea that sleeping with one's baby is dangerous can also be counterintuitive to a new parent's instinct. "We feel like being close to them, being able to see them, being able to touch them and feel that they're breathing is the best way we can protect them and keep them safe," said Miller, who is also an assistant professor at the University of Cincinnati's Department of Pediatrics.
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