By Serena Gordon
EmpowHer's HealthDay Reporter
FRIDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) -- While new research suggests that putting a baby to sleep with a pacifier may reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome, putting your baby to sleep on his or her back and not exposing the baby to smoke before or after birth are the two most important steps parents can take to reduce the risk of SIDS, according to child care experts.