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UK COT LIFE SOCIETY. CAMPAIGN AGAINST COT DEATH For information on cot death prevention, you are invited to contact Julee Oakley at the UK Cot Life Society, Plymouth. The Cot Life Society provides information to parents and babycare givers about mattress-wrapping for cot death prevention (which has been publicised in New Zealand for eight years). Dr Jim Sprott, a New Zealand scientist, states with certainty that the cause of cot death has been discovered: it is caused by very toxic nerve gases which can be generated from mattresses and certain other bedding used in babies' cots. The solution is to prevent exposure of babies to the gases, by wrapping mattresses in accordance with a specified protocol and ensuring that bedding used on top of the wrapped mattress is not capable of the gas generation concerned. Since late 1994 mattress-wrapping has been publicised nationwide in New Zealand. Prior to the commencement of mattress-wrapping, New Zealand had the highest cot death rate in the world (2.1 deaths per 1000 live births). Following the adoption of mattress-wrapping, the New Zealand cot death rate has fallen by 48%; and there has been no reported cot death among the very large number of babies who have slept on correctly wrapped mattresses. This major reduction in the New Zealand cot death rate cannot be attributed to orthodox cot death prevention advice (e.g. face-up sleeping) - there has been no material change in that advice in New Zealand since 1992. Research relating to the toxic gas theory has been published in peer-reviewed medical and other scientific journals (details available on request); and the eight-year New Zealand mattress-wrapping campaign provides practical proof that mattress-wrapping prevents cot death. The Cot Life Society is active in promoting mattress-wrapping in Britain. The Society provides information to parents and babycare professionals and has held a number of mattress-wrapping workshops. All information is provided free of charge. IMPORTANT NOTE: Mattress-wrapping must be carried out in accordance with a strict protocol. For full information, contact the UK Cot Life Society. Phone: 01752-766505, Mobile: 07753-296839, E-mail Julee.Oakley@btopenworld.com. Please visit: www.geocities.com/cotlife/ www.cotlife2000.com/ |
