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More babies die of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) in the United States on New Year's Day than any other day of the year, a new study finds.
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego analyzed a database of 129,090 deaths from SIDS from 1973-2006 and 295,151 other infant deaths during that time period.
They found that the highest number of deaths from SIDS occur on New Year's Day, increasing by almost a third above the number of deaths that would be expected on a winter day.
It's not clear why, but the researchers suspect it has something to do with parents who drink heavily the night before and put their children in jeopardy.
"Alcohol-influenced adults are less able to protect children in their care," study author David Phillips, a sociologist, said in remarks published by HealthDay News on Tuesday. "We're saying the same thing is happening with SIDS: They're also less likely to protect the baby from it. It seems as if alcohol is a risk factor. We just need to find out what makes it a risk factor."
But Phillips said further study is needed to prove the correlation.
"I would say there's enough evidence here to warrant further investigation, but not enough to make every parent of every SIDS baby a suspect," he said.
SIDS kills an estimated 2,500 babies in the United States each year, according to HealthDay News.
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