Infant Deaths

• Unsafe sleep practices linked to more than a third of infant deaths: N.B. coroner

  From Jan. 1, 2020 to Sept. 11, 2025, the coroner's office says it responded to 20 child deaths that involved unsafe sleeping practices.

  Health

  Jul 13
  
• Woman pleads guilty to causing the deaths of two infants in P.E.I.

  Shannon Dawn Rayner of Charlottetown pleaded guilty on Tuesday.

  Crime

  Apr 9, 2019
  
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• New delay for Charlottetown woman charged in deaths of two infants

  The case has already been delayed several times because of the mental health assessment report

  Crime

  Feb 6, 2019
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• 5 million children likely died because of conflict in Africa: study

  A new study estimates that three infants die of war-related causes for every direct combat death in Africa.

  World

  Aug 30, 2018
• P.E.I. woman charged in connection with deaths of two infants

  A 39-year-old woman from Charlottetown is facing charges in connection with the deaths of two infants following a yearlong investigation.

  Crime

  Jul 17, 2018
• Reducing SIDS risk: New guidelines for moms breastfeeding infants

  Here's what parents should know about putting babies to bed, according to a new set of recommendations meant to reduce the risk of sudden infant deaths.

  Health

  Oct 24, 2016
• Infants dying in unsafe sleep conditions: report

  The rate of infant deaths associated with unsafe sleep environments hasn't changed despite increased public awareness about the issue, according to a new report to be released Monday.

  Health

  Jun 3, 2013