COT DEATH
The legal and medical systems have been a little like Oscar Wilde's Lady Bracknell when it comes to cot deaths - one is unfortunate, but two or more is suspicious. On that basis mothers have been jailed when more than one of their children has died...
Cot death or SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) has been blamed on mothers, on hot bedrooms, on the baby's sleeping position, on the blankets, and on parental smoking - but one researcher believes it is more to do with the earth's magnetic...
In a medical volte face, pediatricians in New Zealand are now saying that you can reduce the risk of your child dying from cot death or sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) if he sleeps in the same room as you.
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Scientists continue to argue over the cause of cot death, or sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), but one thing's clear the "back to sleep" campaign is really working. ...
Smoking by the mother during and after pregnancy increases the risk of cot death or sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Research on SIDS deaths in Southern California discovered that the babies w ...
Sleeping position alone may not be a major factor in cot death, or sudden infant death syndrome. ...