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Transcript: CPSC, GERBER, BPHC, BET LAUNCH CAMPAIGN TO LOWER AFRICAN-AMERICAN SIDS RATES: NEW SURVEY FINDS AFRICAN-AMERICANS LESS LIKELY TO PLACE BABIES TO
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- July 19, 2000
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC)
and Gerber Products Co. today released a new national survey showing
that
African-Americans are more likely to place their babies to sleep in
ways
that increase the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The
survey
found that more than half of African-American parents place their
babies
to sleep on their stomachs or sides and African-Americans are more
likely
to place soft bedding such as quilts, comforters or pillows in the
crib
with their infants. National infant mortality statistics show that
African-
American babies are twice as likely to die from SIDS as other babies.
Today, CPSC and ...
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