The Best Sleeping Position for Babies

The Best Sleeping Position for Babies
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The safest place for babies to sleep is in their own cot in the same room as their parents or caregivers. Evidence says babies should always be placed on their back to sleep, never on their side or stomach.
Sudden unexpected deaths in infancy—referring to all cases of sudden infant death syndrome and fatal sleeping accidents—have fallen by 80 percent since the introduction of safe sleeping campaigns in the 1990s.
Rosemary Horne
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