A Bristol research, to be published in the journal Early Human Development, studied the impact of exposure to smoking and its adverse effects both before and after birth.
It found that cot deaths linked to smoking have risen and the risk of death increased with each individual hour the baby was exposed to smoke. The author said "after delivery, the mother can reduce the risk by protecting her baby and not smoking near it".
The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths said "If no women smoked in pregnancy, about 60% of cot deaths could be avoided".
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