Safe Sleep and Your Baby: How Parents Can Reduce the Risk of SIDS and Suffocation
Safe Sleep and Your Baby: How Parents Can Reduce the Risk of SIDS and Suffocation
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Many infants die during sleep from unsafe sleep environments. Some of these deaths are from entrapment, suffocation, and strangulation. Some infants die from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). However, there are ways for parents to keep their sleeping baby safe.
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