Infant deaths climbing in Kansas, new report shows

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Infant deaths in Kansas jumped about 21% in 2022, driven partly by sudden infant death syndrome and children who suffocated because of unsafe sleep, a new report shows.

The number of infants who died in 2022 climbed to 210, up from 173 the year before but still down from 2018 when there were 246, according to a review of reports compiled by the Kansas State Child Death Review Board.

The board reported that 158 infants were found to have . . .

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