
New York City Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett, left, holds a baby at a news conference at Harlem Hospital Center on April 13, 2015. (credit: Monica Miller/WCBS 880)
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — City officials are launching a “Safe Sleep” awareness campaign to protect New York’s tiniest residents.
Nearly one infant dies every week in New York City because of unsafe sleep practices, Gladys Carrion, commissioner of the city Administration for Children’s Services, said at a news conference Monday at Harlem Hospital Center.
Carrion and Health Commissioner Dr. Mary Bassett said Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is preventable, WCBS 880’s Monica Miller reported.