Statistics released by the organisation, which campaigns to protect and improve the nation’s health, show that in London alone 466 babies died before their first birthday in 2013, the equivalent of nine babies each week.
Common risk factors for babies include the baby’s sleeping position, sharing a bed with their parents, and their parents smoking.
Babies born into poor families are twice as likely to die within one year than those born to affluent families.
It has published two sets of guidance on how to prevent sudden infant deaths.
In addition to calling for all professionals working with families to be trained in offering prevention advice, Public Health England also wants:
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