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Sleeping babies on their sides to avoid a flat head may increase chances of cot death
Mar 20 2007, R.M.Paulraj

SIDS, Sudden infant death syndrome, or cot death is a sudden and unexplained death of a healthy infant of one month to one year.

Babies who sleep on their backs are much less likely to die of SIDS.

But, fears of head flattening prevent many...

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