The Indiana Department of Health is urging parents to take steps to protect the health and safety of their infants following a surge this month of deaths caused by unsafe sleep environments.
IDOH has learned of more than 10 infant deaths related to unsafe sleep in August.
Indiana typically averages two such cases a week over the course of a year.
Suffocation caused by unsafe sleep environments is the third leading cause of death for all Indiana infants.
Unsafe situations often involve co-sleeping with an adult (such as in a bed), blankets and pillows in the baby’s crib, or the baby being placed on his or her stomach to sleep.
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