September is Infant Mortality Awareness Month, and BRIDGES is encouraging everyone to get involved in helping to reduce the number of infants that die each year. The leading causes of infant mortality are birth defects, preterm birth, low birth weight, and SIDS. Fortunately, of course, most newborns grow and thrive.[...]
Unintentional suffocation is the leading cause of injury-related death among children less than a year old. Know the facts: 82% of accidental suffocation deaths among infants occur in bed. On average, each death costs 1.3 million dollars and each injury roughly $110,000. The majority of childhood suffocation, choking and strangulation[...]
