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American Academy of Pediatrics. 2020. Safe sleep and your baby: How parents can reduce the risk of SIDS and suffocation. Itasca, IL: Pediatric Patient Education, 2 pp. (Patient Educaton )

Annotation: This fact sheet explains what parents can do to help reduce the risk of SIDS/SUIDS and encourage safe sleep. It also includes recommendations for expectant mothers, as well as how to provide "tummy time" for an infant during its waking hours.

Contact: American Academy of Pediatrics, 345 Park Boulevard, Itasca, IL 60143, Telephone: 800/433-9016 Secondary Telephone: 202/347-8600 E-mail: https://www.aap.org/en/pages/contact-us/contact-national-headquarters/ Web Site: https://www.aap.org

Keywords: Asphyxia, Risk prevention (Risk reduction?), SIDS, Safe sleep, Sleep position, Strangulation, Suffocation
   

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