Sleeping dangers

IN Media Watch Briefs | 17/08/2009

More than a third of the pictures of sleeping infants in women¿s magazines depict babies in unsafe sleeping positions, says a new US study. There are major discrepancies between what doctors recommend to prevent sudden infant death syndrome and what mothers may see in mainstream media, say the authors. The study reviewed photos in both articles and advertisements. (IANS)

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