Parents warned about letting their baby sleep in the bed

Parents are being warned sharing a bed with their baby increases the risk of cot death.

Parents warned about letting their baby sleep in the bed

Parents are being warned sharing a bed with their baby increases the risk of cot death.

A study from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine has found that breastfed babies under the age of three months who sleep in their parents' beds - face a five-fold increased risk of cot death.

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