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Please bring this to the attention of parents of very young babies.<\/p>\n
11-week-old Shepard Dodd died tragically after being put in his infant car seat. The death was an accident but it actually happens much more often than it should. Now, Shepard\u2019s parents are determined to make sure this tragedy doesn\u2019t happen to any other baby.<\/p>\n
The little boy was in the home of his licensed daycare provider. At nap time, he was swaddled and placed in his car seat. Since Shepard had a runny nose and little congestion, the daycare provider thought he would sleep better in the upright position the car seat provided.<\/p>\n
Since he wasn\u2019t in a moving vehicle, the straps were left unbuckled and off of him. The baby fell asleep, and his head fell down in a chin-to-chest position, which closed his airways. Because he was so young, he didn\u2019t have strength in his neck muscles to move his head, and he died of asphyxiation.<\/p>\n
His parents are taking his story to the media to prevent other babies from this horrible death. Please bring this to the attention of parents of very young babies. 11-week-old Shepard Dodd died tragically after being put in his infant car seat. The death was an accident but it actually happens much more often than it should. Now, Shepard\u2019s parents are determined to make sure this tragedy doesn\u2019t happen to any other … <\/p>\n
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