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Nikki Lee wrote:
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> http://abcnews.go.com/Health/back-sleeping-infants-flat-heads-ear-infections/story?id=8665385
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> Dear Friends:
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> These researchers tell of an increase in flat-headed babies since the 1992
> Back to Sleep campaign here in the USA; there is a trend associating a flat
> head with otitis media. As mothers are routinely cautioned against carrying
> their babies in the postpartum unit, mothers associate carrying babies with
> danger. This could be one reason babies aren't carried enough. And now a
> well-meaning campaign is reaping an unexpected effect.
>
> Who are we helping? The Back to Sleep campaign is credited with reduced
> death from SIDS; however the statistician I work with pointed out that the
> definition of SIDS and how the data were collected also changed at that same
> time.......
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> What would mammals do? That is proving to be our best guide.
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> warmly,
>
Other primate mammals have babies that cling to them, backs or fronts,
so maybe we can look at that.
This is really interesting information. I had kids who refused to sleep
on their backs no matter what I did and either fortunately or
unfortunately, I never had to worry about SIDS because they never slept
long enough!
How do primates sleep with their babies? I am really not even sure how
primates sleep. Do they lay down?
Liz Cammin, LLL Leader, Midland, MI
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