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flag NIH ends Safe to Sleep campaign, raising concerns over rising infant sleep death rates.

flag The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has ended the Safe to Sleep campaign, launched in 1994 to reduce sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and sleep-related deaths. flag The campaign, which provided critical safe sleep guidelines like placing babies on their backs and using firm mattresses, has saved thousands of lives. flag Although the campaign's resources remain online, the termination of its office has raised concerns about future dissemination of these life-saving recommendations. flag Sleep-related infant deaths have risen by 12% between 2020 and 2022, potentially due to limited access to healthcare during the pandemic.

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