Re: does anyone know what research was done and #'s to this research

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Lynne,

I don't really have any definitive answers to your questions, however, I can

tell you what my neurosurgeon said and he has done extensive research on

plagio - the causes and treatment. He said that knowing all that he knows

about plagio that he would still sleep his children on their back and try to

give them plenty of tummy time to play and other activities that would keep

them off their back during waking hours. He says that there is undisputable

evidence that the number of cases of deaths from SIDS has decreased

dramatically since the Back to Sleep campaign. Knowing all that I know now I

too will sleep any future children on their back, however, I know some other

things to do the next time around to prevent the flat head. I would agree

with Debbie, though, I would take the flatness ANYDAY over even the slightest

chance of death from SIDS. Hopefully you will get the answers you are looking

for regarding this issue. Good luck.

Marci (Mom to )

Oklahoma

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I for one would be extremely cautious using anything

but back sleeping. You can prop them up in every

position, head wise, while they sleep on their backs,

or while you watch and they nap, on their little

sides. Babies can't roll back over to their sides or

backs if they just happen to get their little faces

face down and they may sufficate. it's alot of work,

but worth every effort. Just a thought. I used

towels under their little shoulders, to prop them one

side or the other, but they are still most of the way

on their backs. My girl got plagio in utero, and it

just never popped out, as they say. And of course,

every dr/nurse I saw would say reposition her, and of

course not offer anything to go along with it, just

words, never and example, so I research via net and

found all these wonderful people...lol.

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Lynne:

Here are some links to some info on SIDS...

http://www.aap.org/search/query.idq?CiScope=%2F & CiMaxRecordsPerPage=40 & TemplateName=query & CiSort=rank%5Bd%5D%2Cwrite%5Bd%5D & HTMLQueryForm=query.htm & freetext= & CiRestriction=SIDS

Kendra

does anyone know what research was done and #'s to this research

Hi,Does anyone know the exact research that was done for AAP to start the "back to sleep" campaign? How have the numbers of SIDS cases been affected? How did they study this? Last I heard on SIDS they still don't know what causes it, has that changed? What was difference in numbers of SIDS cases between back sleep and side sleep? I know the coordinator I spoke with says they now have in their literature that you may do occasional side sleep, yet this isn't emphasized in their logo. Why have they now changed this, because too late they realize the error of their words and the damage it has done to so many children? How many group studies have they done to determine back sleep is best? Did they find during their research that it was causing plagio? If so, shouldn't this have been put in the literature from the start to warn parents and give them options? I for one would probably have listened to friends and family and put my children on their sides which is what they did without any problems. Please if any has this info. let me know. If not, hopefully coordinator of "back to sleep" will get back to me with a number for someone in research who will be able to answer these questions. As I said in a reply to A happycamp4, Keep in mind researchers can make mistakes. Growing up we all thought eating spinach would make you strong but it turned out researchers reported the WRONG numbers! Lynne For more plagio info