In regards to sleep, what can American parents do to decrease the high rates of SIDS?
a. Let infants sleep longer.
b. Wake infants up several times during the night to make sure they are breathing.
c. Allow infants to cosleep with their parents and adopt the sleeping conditions of cultures where cosleeping is the norm.
d. Make sure infants are well fed prior to going to sleep.
C. Countries where cosleeping is common differ in several ways including types of bedding, environmental conditions, and breastfeeding practices to name three. It may be any combination of these differences that affects the rate of SIDS.
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