1/20/2023
Nicole Ann Iannone, 30, faces a charge of manslaughter. Police said she fell asleep holding a 4-month-old in her left armand woke up to see that the child was not breathing.
She called 911 and the child was pronounced dead Monday morning, according to an arrest affidavit.
About a year and a half ago, Iannone had co-slept with a 2-month-old who also died, police said.
She told police that doctors and other medical professionals had warned her about the dangers of co-sleeping but she continued to do it anyway, even after the first child’s death, arrest affidavits state.
While parents are encouraged to sleep in the same room as their babies, sharing a bed or a couch with the infant can be dangerous, according to experts at the Florida SIDS Alliance.
That’s because falling asleep with an infant in the same bed or on a couch can put the baby at risk for strangulation or suffocation.
Experts recommend keeping a crib, bassinet or even a dresser drawer near the bed so babies can easily be placed in a safe place to sleep, separate from the parents’ bed.
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