Study examines how Franklin County babies die

Almost every Franklin County baby who dies while sleeping shares a bed with other people or pets, sleeps on his or her stomach or side or in a place other than a crib, bassinet or Pack-N-Play free of loose blankets, toys and other suffocation risks. Of 67 sleep-related deaths from 2012 through 2014, 89 percent of the babies were not alone, on their backs and in a crib. Almost all the remaining babies were exposed to other risks such as second-hand smoke or items in their cribs, according to new