Troy Smith
A local Maryland news channel WBAL ran a segment detailing a sudden increase in sleep-related infant deaths in Baltimore City and County this week.
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During the segment it is revealed that there have been more sleep-related deaths in 2023 than in all of 2022, even though it is only early March.
See that segment below…
Baltimore City Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa made the following announcement about the spike in deaths yesterday…
“This is more than all of last year’s sleep-related deaths total,”
“This is deeply concerning and we need to act quickly to address this issue by alerting the public including our parents, caregivers, and providers, of the dangers of sleep-related deaths among infants.”
“The recent spike reminds us we cannot be complacent,”
“We need to get the word out about this alarming trend. These deaths are preventable.”
Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa
A spike in sleep-related infant deaths in the Baltimore metro area is alarming medical providers and health officials and causing them to double down on safe sleep education efforts.
Eleven babies have died in Baltimore since Dec. 1, according to preliminary data provided by Baltimore Health Commissioner Dr. Letitia Dzirasa on Wednesday.
For comparison, 14 babies died in 2020 and 16 died in 2021, according to data from the city health department.
Seven of the infants who have died since December were reported to have been experiencing respiratory symptoms, Dzirasa said. A handful were infected with the respiratory syncytial virus — a sickness more commonly known as RSV that surged among young children earlier this winter.
https://www.baltimoresun.com/health/bs-hs-sleep-related-infant-deaths-20230308-v4kxeuapzvhano3zjzrher7fie-story.html
Why are so many infants dying in Baltimore City? It seems to be relates to a growing trend of sudden deaths around the world.
