Mimi writes: "In addition, indirect reassurance of the safety of the supine
position for infants comes from the knowledge that this position has been
standard in China, India, and other Asian countries for many years."

Yes, and those babies are 99.9% sleeping on their backs RIGHT NEXT TO MOM,
not in the other room or on the other side of the house.
Katherine A. Dettwyler, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Anthropology and Nutrition
Texas A&M University