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2 babies die in Milwaukee co-sleeping incidents

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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Authorities say two babies have died in separate co-sleeping incidents in Milwaukee over the weekend.

The Milwaukee County medical examiner's office says a 2-month-old girl was pronounced dead Saturday morning after sleeping with her parents in an adult bed.

On Sunday morning, a 2-month-old boy was pronounced dead after co-sleeping with an adult and another child.

No names were released. Autopsies are scheduled Monday.

These deaths are two of the five child deaths the medical examiner's office investigated this weekend.