Up to 70 per cent of parents are unaware of the risk of cot death caused by smoking in the home, according to a poll by the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths. A baby who regularly spends just one hour a day in a smoky environment is twice as likely to die from cot death as a baby who lives in a smoke-free home, says FSID.
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