Cozy images of plush toys and blankets counter safe sleep advice for babies
Rates for SIDS have declined since the 1990s, but a different cause of infant death — accidental suffocation or strangulation — has been a persistent problem.
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Risk of SIDS still high
Many parents still regularly risk their babies' lives as they put them to bed, according to a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
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The American Academy of Pediatrics said Monday that infants should sleep in the same room as their parents for up to a year as a way to safeguard against the risk of SIDS - sudden infant death syndrome. Dr. Tara Narula has more.
SIDS dangers
It's a tragedy that happens 3,500 times a year -- a parent puts an infant to sleep, and the child never wakes up. Most often, the cause is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. A new study finds many parents are not doing all they could to reduce the risk. Dr. Jon LaPook reports.
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