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Dr Wilson told BBC News Online that while studies showed that families who lost one baby to cot death were at increased risk of a recurrence, it still was not entirely clear why this might be happening.
BBC: NEWS | Health | The science behind cot deaths
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Mothers who registered the birth of the baby without a named father were six times more likely to lose the baby through a cot death than married couples.
BBC: 'Lowest ever' infant death rate
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Anne Diamond, the broadcaster who gave evidence to the Leveson inquiry about press intrusion following the cot death of her baby son, Sebastian, in 1991, said she felt "desperately hurt and disillusioned".
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Cot deaths affect around one baby in 2, 000 in Europe and double that figure in North America.
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If you take the whole of the UK population, simple maths tells you that one baby in every 1, 600 born will die from cot death.
BBC: NEWS | Health | The science behind cot deaths
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In addition, mothers with three or more children were 30% more likely to lose a subsequent child to cot death than those bringing up their first baby.
BBC: 'Lowest ever' infant death rate
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She said the organisation had been taking steps to ensure all baby carers in the UK know how to reduce the risk of cot death.
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Young mothers, and those bringing up the baby on their own appeared to be more at risk of suffering a cot death.
BBC: 'Lowest ever' infant death rate