Published on 03:36 PM, August 19, 2016

Parents put infants to sleep in dangerous positions: study

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It is a tragedy that happens 3,500 times a year -- a parent puts an infant to sleep, and the child never wakes up, reports CBS news.

Most often, the cause is Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.



According to Dr Jon LaPook many parents are not doing all they could to reduce the risk.