Is SIDS Caused by Toxins in a Baby's Mattress?
New Zealand Chemist Dr. Jim Sprott Makes This Claim
SIDS seems to be a sleep disorder since it usually occurs while a baby is napping or in his crib at night. The question is, it is a neurological malfunction or an environmental interference, such as blankets and stuffed animals causing an obstruction? New Zealand chemist and forensic scientist, Jim Sprott, says it is none of these. He claims to have proof that noxious fumes inside mattresses are killing babies and that properly wrapping mattresses reduces the risk of SIDS to zero.
So, why haven't more people heard of this theory? If it is true that Sprott has found a foolproof way of preventing SIDS, why isn't he on the cover of every magazine in the world? Shouldn't he be accepting a Nobel Prize while we're at it? Although he hasn't made Time's Man of The Year cover yet (or even Weekly World News for that matter), he does have his own website entitled Cot Life 2000. The purpose of this site? You guessed it: he's selling mattress covers.
It is a very bold statement that Jim Sprott is making when he says that no baby has ever succumb to SIDS while sleeping on one of his "properly" wrapped mattresses. Since parents are naturally paranoid about losing their children to this silent killer, the mattress covers Sprott is pedaling have sold in the thousands. Yet, there still isn't any mainstream coverage of what should be the medical discovery of the century.
I would advise that you visit Sprott's site and judge for yourself. Maybe there is something to this poisonous mattress theory, but it still wouldn't explain why some children die of SIDS in their car seat or even in the arms of their parents. It also wouldn't explain why every mattress company in the world isn't being sued right now. (Sprott goes the usual route when asked that, using words like "conspiracy" and "cover up".) One thing is certain: SIDS is the number one killer of children under the age of one and parents are desperate for any sliver of insurance. Unfortunately, that may involve being hustled by men like Sprott.
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7 Comments
Post a CommentVery biased article with zero facts. I think it's very telling that SIDs didn't exist until the 1950s when the manufacturers of mattresses started adding all sorts of fire retardant chemicals. Coincidence??? NZ went from one of the highest to the lowest SIDs rates in the world after wrapping their mattresses.
I found this article lacks any proper discussion of this topic. It's more of a rant. A much better article to read to help you make a decision for your family is http://www.healthychild.com/cribdeathcause.htm
That is an interesting concept. I wonder if there is any truth to it. I doubt all sudden infant deaths are caused by the same thing, but I wouldn't write that specific cause completely off.
Accolades to Sprott ! One step further... I believe the plastics surrounding babies : in cribs, car seats,
100% synthetic carpets, toys, clothes etc. all add to the sids equation & should be considered by all parents.
Correction: New Zealand HAD one of the highest crib death rates in the world but is now among the lowest. A 100% successful crib death prevention campaign has been going on in New Zealand for the past eight years. Midwives and other healthcare professionals throughout New Zealand have been actively advising parents to wrap mattresses. During this time, there has not been a single SIDS death reported among the over 100,000 New Zealand babies who have slept on properly wrapped mattresses. Dr Sprott does not make money on the mattress covers; he is simply trying to help parents prevent the deaths of their babies. You can't argue with a 100% success rate!
By-the-way, I neglected to add, Dr Sprott has no financial interest in the mattress covers whatsoever, in fact, the only his only connection with them is that they are made to his specifications ie material ie low VOC emmision. So, not only is your reporting false, it is positively libelous!
What an outrageous statement "hustled" indeed. Your reporting is obviously biased and you have failed to present events and facts. Have you read the book ... I doubt it. I doubt too, that you have any children, otherwise you would not be so irresponsible as to blithely dismiss the chemistry.
So what if Dr Sprott is selling the mattress covers, he should give them away? Are you even aware of VOCs, it is a very real concern, try looking into asthma ... the cost is small, less even than a quality pram/stroller link toy so how is that "hustled".