Obesity in mums linked to sudden unexpected infant deaths

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US and NZ researchers say they have found a link between maternal obesity and the risk of sudden unexpected infant deaths (SUID). They looked into close to 19 million live births, with 16,545 cases of SUID in the US over five years, and say mums who had obesity increased their risk, with the risk increasing based on an increase in their obesity. Though this kind of study cannot directly prove that one thing causes another, the team say approximately 5.4% of SUID cases could be attributable to obesity in mums.

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Funder: Dr Ramirez reported grants from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health outside the submitted work. Dr Mitchell reported receiving consultation support from the Aaron Matthew SIDS Research Guild at Seattle Children’s Hospital.

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