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Michigan Parents Warned of Co-Sleeping Dangers
According to ABC News, in Saginaw County, Michigan, health officials are trying to warn parents about the potential hazards of ‘co-sleeping,’ or sleeping together with small children. This warning comes following the death of yet another local child. A 13-month-old girl died with sleeping together with her father. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon for parents to sleep together with young children. Health officials have always urged against it due to the potential hazards, including injury and unintentional death. Local medical examiner Kanu Virani noted that the girl had passed away on January 18th, 2011 due to compression asphyxia. The girl’s death certificate states that she died while co-sleeping with her father on a sofa. Child birth educator Nancy Butterfield of Covenant Healthcare (and also works together with the Infant Mortality Coalition) notes that approximately 3 or 4 children are killed every year in Saginaw County due to co-sleeping with a…
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