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Prompt: Science Summary

Researchers from Yale University School of Medicine conducted a study of 1,030 mothers from 32 different hospitals throughout the country (American Academy of Pediatrics) to validate whether parents were following the recommendations to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) by laying babies on their back to sleep and not sharing the bed with them. After much observation, they concluded that many families still refuse to follow the recommendations that help reduce the risk of SIDS despite the fact that over 4,000 babies die each year from it (American Academy of Pediatrics). I find these conclusions very unfortunate considering the rate of SIDS have been reduced by 50% since the "Back to Sleep" campaign was made public in 1992 (Boyd, 95).This reminds me of how the HIV rates have been on a steady rise in the United States despite all the formal education the public has been given on the risks associated with not practicing safe sex and the sharing of needles. Furthermore, research of these mothers concluded that African American mothers had the highest rate in both sharing beds with their babies and allowing them to sleep on their stomachs with Hispanic mothers trailing not far behind. However in this case, one must consider that poverty and lack of education highly influence the outcome of this data. .

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 * 1)  Boyd, Denise Roberts., and Helen L. Bee. // [[image:http://cdncache1-a.akamaihd.net/items/it/img/arrow-10x10.png height="10"]] Development // . Sixth ed. Boston: Perason Allyn & Bacon, 2012. Print.
 * 2) American Academy of Pediatrics. (2014, May 3). Many parents don't follow safe infant sleep practices. ScienceDaily. Retrieved July 12, 2014 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2014/05/140503082712.htm

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