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Susan Horein <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 1 Oct 1999 15:25:44 -0600
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>Each year in the USA 6,000 to 7,000 baby's die of crib death (what we
>now call SIDS).  Each year in the USA 64 babies die when sleeping with a
>parent.  Therefore, it is 100 times more likely that a baby will die
>when sleeping in a crib than when sleeping with its parent.

I strongly agree that the focus should be on making co-sleeping safer
rather than discouraging it entirely, and the above might be a good way to
get the idea through to people, but...

Regarding the "100 times more likely" bit...Wouldn't it depend on how many
babies sleep in cribs vs how many babies sleep in bed with their parents?
In other words, 6,000 of X total babies who sleep in cribs, and 64 of Y
babies who sleep in beds.  i.e., It might not really be 100 times greater,
depending on the values X and Y.

Food for thought,
Susan

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