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Safe Sleeping Questions
Read the article Safe Sleeping: Reducing the Risk of SIDS, by Carol Berkowitz, and answer the
following questions.
1. In the first paragraph, what was the name of the campaign to prevent SIDS?
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2. In the first paragraph, what was the reduction in percentage of the incidence of SIDS for
infants who slept in the supine position?
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3. In the third paragraph, describe the data for the risk of infants who co-sleep.
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4. In the third paragraph, when is the risk highest?
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5. In the third paragraph, list the three risk behaviors of mothers.
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6. In the fourth paragraph, what is “overlaying?”
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7. In the fourth paragraph, describe the result of overlaying.
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8. Summarize the fourth paragraph.
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2. 9. Quote the last sentence of the fourth paragraph (about increased levels of carbon dioxide).
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10. Paraphrase the fifth paragraph.
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11. List three dangers of co-sleeping from the sixth paragraph.
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12. In the seventh paragraph, what are the safety recommendations of the CPSC?
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13. List two of the products mentioned in the eighth paragraph.
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14. Describe the cultural differences in the ninth paragraph.
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15. In the ninth paragraph, what does the author mean by “Western?”
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16. In the last paragraph, how does the author end the article?
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