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Brooke Hunter, 23, of Cincinnati, is charged with the murder of her 6-week-old child, her second baby, one yr after the dying of her first child.
Authorities stated Hunter was not charged for the primary toddler’s dying as a result of it was deemed an accident: dying by co-sleeping.
She was warned of the risks of co-sleeping, per Fox19.
This month she is charged with baby endangerment, together with involuntary manslaughter for the dying of child No. 2 in June due to her failure to heed the earlier warning.
A warrant is out and energetic for her arrest by the Hamilton County Prosecutor’s Workplace.
By sleeping on the identical floor as infants, many issues can go flawed, based on consultants. For instance, mother and father who're exhausted — or intoxicated — may sleep so closely that they roll on and suffocate their infants, by no means waking up themselves.
Yearly in the USA, 3,500 infants die from sleep-related causes together with co-sleeping — together with sudden toddler dying syndrome, per the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Right here’s the AAP’s suggestions for a “safe-sleeping setting” for a child’s first yr to stop sleep-related dying:
- Sleep on a special floor from the newborn — however nonetheless in the identical room — till child reaches 6 months previous.
- No blankets, quilts, pillows or soft or furry toys must be close to a sleeping toddler, only a fitted sheet on the mattress to cut back the possibilities of strangulation or smothering. The easier, the higher.
- Laying child flat on their again will assist them breathe, even when they've acid reflux disease. They shouldn't be propped up.
- Twins or different infants in the home ought to have their very own secure area and never share beds.