Moms Still Put Babies to Sleep in Unsafe Positions

 In 1994, the "Back to Sleep" campaign launched, urging American parents to put their babies to sleep on their backs to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, CBS News reports. 

According to News Medical, rates of infants sleeping on their back increased from 10% to 78% over the next 10 years, and the rate of SIDS dropped by 53%. 

But a study published Monday in Pediatrics revealed back-sleeping findings that one neonatologist calls "depressing" and "frustrating." The study of nearly 3,300 new mothers found only 43.7% both intended to put their babies to sleep on their backs every time and actually followed through on that, CNN reports.

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