Nick and Ashley Maloney want to understand why their 14-week-old infant died in February while napping at a baby sitter’s home.
Mom took care of herself during the pregnancy and saw a doctor for prenatal care. A seemingly healthy Luke received routine pediatric care after his birth in November.
The Beavercreek couple made sure their son slept in a safe crib at home and at the baby sitter’s residence.
“Doctors said it was SIDS, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. We’ll never know what actually happened to him,” Nick Maloney said. “He was perfect. Luke was our first and only child. We tried to do everything right.”
About 175 children die in Ohio annually due to a sleep-related incident, including about 50 with SIDS listed as the cause of death.
