Safer Sleep Practices for Babies Can Be a Matter of Life or Death, CDC Data Shows
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Safer sleep practices for babies can be a matter of life or death, CDC data shows
By Katia Hetter, CNN (CNN) — Sudden unexpected infant death claimed the lives of about 3,400 babies in the United States in 2024. Despite decades of public health efforts to promote safer sleep, these deaths remain a major cause of mortality during infancy.A new report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found
The report, published on September 10, 2026, evaluates 4,861 deaths from five years; the German guideline on prevention recommends a back position, a sleeping bag instead of a blanket and your own bed in the parents' room. The article Baby Sleep: U.S. authorities finds an uncertain sleeping environment in 73 percent of the sudden deaths – 78 percent lay in soft bedding first appeared on IT-I-Ko.
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