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SIDS_primer_031126.sPubDate = "5/29/2008 11:01:34 PM GMT";
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SIDS_primer_031126.appHeader = "TIPS|Preventing SIDS";
SIDS_primer_031126.appFooter = "Source: National Institute of Child Health & Human Development";
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SIDS_primer_031126[i-1].body = "Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS, is the sudden and unexplained death of a baby under 1 year of age. Doctors don&#39t know what causes SIDS, but there are steps parents can take to make babies safer:<p><br>";

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SIDS_primer_031126[i-1].body = "<li>Place your baby on his or her back to sleep, at nighttime and naptime. Tell anyone who takes care of your baby.  ";

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SIDS_primer_031126[i-1].body = "<li> Place your baby on a firm mattress, such as in a safety-approved crib. Don't put babies to sleep on soft mattresses, sofas, sofa cushions, waterbeds, sheepskins or other soft surfaces.";

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SIDS_primer_031126[i-1].body = "<li> Remove all fluffy and loose bedding, pillows and stuffed toys from the crib.";

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SIDS_primer_031126[i-1].body = "<li> Make sure your baby's face and head stay uncovered during sleep.  Use pajamas with no other covering over the baby. If you do use a blanket, make sure the baby's feet are at the bottom of the crib, the blanket is no higher than the baby's chest and the blanket is tucked in around the crib mattress.   ";

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SIDS_primer_031126[i-1].body = "<li> Don't smoke before or after the birth of your baby.   ";

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SIDS_primer_031126[i-1].body = "<li> Don't let your baby overheat during sleep.  Your baby's room should be at a temperature that is comfortable for an adult. Too many layers of clothing or blankets can overheat infants. ";

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