Interview with T.J Sprott About SIDS Prevention

Continuing in the recent coverage of the possible causes of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), this week we have some interesting comments from TJ Sprott, the developer of the BabeSafe crib mattress wrap and the author of "The Cot Death Cover-up" which was published in New Zealand in 1996 and in Britain in 1997 (Penguin Books).

Vaccine/SIDS Causal Link
From the November 2000 Idaho Observer

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), Autism and “Shaken Baby Syndrome” (and and many other physiological and neurological complications) are currently epidemic throughout the world. Australia's Viera Scheibner, Ph.D., gave a presentation at Templin's Resort here October 21 which gave an explanation as to why this is happening to us. “Our breathing monitor scientifically established the causal link between vaccines and sudden infant death,” said Dr. Scheibner.

A Simple Explanation for SIDS (Crib Deaths)
By Dr. Denton Davis

I am a physician who has become convinced that the crib environment consisting of chemical compounds, mildew and mites is a cesspool. Since 1995 35,000 New Zealand babies have slept on protected mattresses without a single crib death. Statistically speaking this means 65-70 babies didn't die.

Risk of SIDS is 3 Times Greater in Daycare

Infants who sleep on their backs at home but are placed on their stomachs in day care centers may be at increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), according to a new study.

The Truth About SIDS (Sudden Infant Death "Syndrome" )
Lendon H. Smith, MD with Joseph G. Hattersley, MA

Before World War II, unexplained infant deaths were unusual. But after 1950, the government required treatment of baby and child mattresses with fire retardant chemicals. Sadly, doing so was counterproductive in two ways. (1) It is well known that the number of baby deaths in home fires grew substantially- in England, about ten-fold. (2) American "SIDS" deaths ballooned 400-fold. The mechanism of death was identical in both types of tragedy.