The experts agreed that despite gains, continuing awareness efforts are needed to reduce SIDS rates even further.
"There are still a lot of families that are not aware of what constitutes safe sleeping practices," Hunt said. "These data would reinforce that's still an issue, and it's still a public health problem, that we need to do a better job of education."
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