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Study: Many parents put infants to sleep in dangerous positions

Name: Study: Many parents put infants to sleep in dangerous positions
Uploaded: 2016-08-15T18:47:00-0400
Duration: 2 min 11 s
Description: It's a tragedy that happens 3,500 times a year -- a parent puts an infant to sleep, and the child never wakes up. Most often, the cause is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. A new study finds many parents are not doing all they could to reduce the risk. Dr. Jon LaPook reports.

It's a tragedy that happens 3,500 times a year -- a parent puts an infant to sleep, and the child never wakes up. Most often, the cause is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. A new study finds many parents are not doing all they could to reduce the risk. Dr. Jon LaPook reports.