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Safe sleep 2022

Calm silent adorable baby in white bodysuit sleeping on bed. Cute few month infant kid resting on pale sheet, linen. Child care, bedtime, daily routine concept. Close up
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Calm silent adorable baby in white bodysuit sleeping on bed. Cute few month infant kid resting on pale sheet, linen. Child care, bedtime, daily routine concept. Close up

The American Academy of Pediatrics has changed their safe sleep recommendations for the first time since 2016. Roughly 3,500 infants die from sleep-related infant deaths annually in the United States but many of these are preventable.

The First Five Years is paid for by the Maryland Family Network.