Vaping emerges as new concern in New Zealand infant deaths
Medical researchers in New Zealand are calling for a reassessment of public health messaging regarding vaping during pregnancy following a study linking it to SUDI. The study highlights that nicotine exposure, regardless of delivery method, may contribute to infant vulnerability.
Maternal vaping is emerging as a potential risk factor for sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI), according to New Zealand researchers who say their findings highlight the need to reassess public health messaging around vaping in pregnancy and bed sharing. Smoking during pregnancy by mothers and sharing the bed with their baby are recognised major risk factors for SUDI, especially when they occur together. In New Zealand smoking in pregnancy has decreased, but SUDI rates remain the same.
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