Physician advice a key motivator in baby's sleep position

Saturday, December 12, 2009 - 09:21 in Psychology & Sociology

The advice of a paediatrician to place infants on their backs to sleep appears to be the single most important motivator in getting parents to follow these recommendations and a key reason that the rate of sudden death syndrome (SIDS) has plummeted since the 'Back to Sleep' campaign was launched in 1994, says a UT Southwestern researcher...

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