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By Patricia Donohue-Carey
Issue 114 September/October 2002

The following list was compiled from various sources, including the AAP policy statement on SIDS risk and the AAP book Caring for Your Baby and Young Child, Birth to Age 5.1,2 While not officially endorsed by any one group, it represents a thorough range of currently recognized precautions aimed at maximizing infant safety in cribs and, for those parents who choose to bedshare, adult beds.