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Cot Death

In December 1991 the 'Back to Sleep' campaign was launched in Britain after a doctor discovered that putting babies to sleep on their front was contributing to cot death.

In December 1991 a British government campaign was launched to help prevent the sudden unexpected deaths of apparently healthy babies. The incidences of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), at the time often referred to as 'cot death', had been increasing across the western world for decades. Claire Bowes has been speaking to Professor Peter Fleming, the doctor who found out why.

Photo: 麻豆官网首页入口 - A father cradles the feet of his 5 day old baby girl.

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