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11th August 2016
11:19am BST

Experts believe that the unusually warm weather that year may also be a factor; covering babies up in the winter months to keep them cosy has the dual effect of increasing their chance of overheating.
Rosie Amery, from the ONS’s health analysis team, said: “Unexplained infant deaths in 2014 were the lowest on record, driven by a decrease in sudden infant deaths. “A number of factors may have contributed to the fall, including warmer-than-average temperatures throughout the year, fewer women smoking at the time of delivery, and greater awareness of safer sleeping practices.” If you or anyone you know has experienced this devastating trauma, please visit firstlight.ie or to donate, text FIRST to 50300. And keep talking. MOREExplore more on these topics: