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Prosecutors issue warning to parents about sleeping with babies

<p>The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is warning parents to protect their babies while they are sleeping after three children died within a 40-hour period over the weekend.</p>

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Prosecutors issue warning to parents about sleeping with babies

<p>The Essex County Prosecutor&rsquo;s Office is warning parents to protect their babies while they are sleeping after three children died within a 40-hour period over the weekend.</p>

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<p>The Essex County Prosecutor’s Office is warning parents to protect their babies while they are sleeping after three children died within a 40-hour period over the weekend.</p>