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All Press Releases for April 08, 2009

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Studies Link Crib Death To Toxic Mold In Mattresses And Bedding

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome is something all new parents worry about and while

numerous risk factors have been cited by the medical community, there may be one

not making headlines in the United States.

GAINESVILLE, FL, April 08, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Sudden Infant Death

Syndrome is one of the leading causes of death among infants in the United

States and there are a number of different things that are speculated to lead to

its occurrence, including sleeping positions, low birth weight, tobacco smoke

exposure, and premature birth. While these have all been identified as being

risk factors, there is one thing that many parents are not aware of that could

also be a risk: the baby's mattress.

Statistically, according to Dr. Jim Sprott, scientist and chemist from New

Zealand, the risk for SIDS rises from the first child to the second and again to

the third and so on. Many families with more than one child use the same baby

mattress over and over and some families who cannot afford a new mattress for

their first child will purchase a used mattress or acquire a used one from close

family. And the reason for this being significant is startling, since it

involves the very chemicals added to those mattresses designed to keep our

children safe from fire.

Dr. Sprott states that SIDS most certainly is caused by toxic gases that are

produced by mold growth within a baby's mattress. Mold growth is caused in these

mattresses when liquids such as milk, juice, and urine are spilled onto them,

bedding, and stuffed animals and even though mold is a health risk around

infants by itself, it gets worse. Since the 1950's, the government has mandated

that there be fire retardant chemicals such as phosphorus, arsenic, and antimony

added to the mattresses and when the mold begins to feed on wet mattress

material, it releases toxic gases through the sheets for the infant to inhale.

The crib death prevention campaign in New Zealand continues to this day, because

parents have been encouraged throughout that country to wrap their baby

mattresses in a specially made polyethylene cover. They have also been

encouraged to not use bedding that is made with fire retardant additives and to

be aware that new baby mattresses are safer by default because they have not

been exposed to water and other liquids that cause mold growth. Since the

mattress-wrapping campaign began, New Zealand has gone from having one of the

highest SIDS rates in the world in 1994 (2 in every 1,000 live births) to having

that rate reduced by 70%. According to Dr. Sprott, the only change in New

Zealand's stance on SIDS since 1994 has been to warn parents to wrap their

infant's mattresses and as such, the decline in SIDS occurrences throughout New

Zealand cannot be due to mainstream SIDS prevention advice.

So, why aren't parents being told to wrap their mattresses in the United States?

Stating that the very chemicals added to mattresses to keep us safe from fire

could be a risk would be the government admitting a huge responsibility in the

deaths of thousands of infants. For the medical research community in the United

States, SIDS is a large source of funding. In New Zealand, however, funding for

SIDS research has screeched to almost a halt since parents are discovering just

how inexpensive wrapping a baby's mattress and investing in organic bedding

materials can be when compared to the heartbreak of losing a child.

While mainstream SIDS research organizations are denying that mold and toxic

gases could be the cause, there are many parents who are more than willing to

stand the inconvenience of spending $30 to $40 on a specialized mattress cover

in exchange for a little more peace of mind.

" If there's even remotely a chance this could be the cause, how could I live

with myself if I didn't spend the money on a mattress cover? " says Newton,

father of a 12 month old girl. " It doesn't make any sense not to get one; it's

like buying any other safety product for my daughter, like a gate to keep her

from falling down the stairs... it's just a smart investment. "

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