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While pacifiers may be a benefit, back-sleeping is still the best approach
Jump to full article: HealthDay [HealthScout], 2008-03-07
Author: Serena Gordon
Intro: While new research suggests that putting a baby to sleep with a pacifier may reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, putting your baby to sleep on his or her back and not exposing the baby to smoke before or after birth are the two most important steps parents can take to reduce the risk of SIDS, according to child care experts.
"We can't guarantee that we can prevent SIDS deaths, but we can reduce the risk as best as possible," explained Dr. Fern Hauck, an associate professor of family medicine and public health sciences at the University of Virginia Health System.
About 2,250 American babies still succumb to SIDS each year
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