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the property of B A Richardson, Winchester, England.
It identifies bedding which complies with the
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The risk of cot
death (SIDS, crib death) can be eliminated by
ensuring that babies sleep on mattresses known
to be free from the elements phosphorus, arsenic
and antimony (and using only certain specified
bedding). The BabeSafe range of
bassinet and cot mattresses complies with this
requirement.
All other types of
infant mattress should be enclosed in a
BabeSafe mattress cover.
BEDDING INSTRUCTIONS FOR A BABESAFE-WRAPPED
MATTRESS THESE INSTRUCTIONS MUST BE FOLLOWED
EXACTLY
(a) On top of the wrapped mattress place a 100%
pure cotton
underblanket* and tuck this in securely.
(b) On top of the underblanket place two crib
sheets. (The baby sleeps between these sheets.)
(c) On top of the upper crib sheet place 100%
pure woollen or 100% pure cotton overblanket/s.
(d) Do not use any of the following items in
your baby's crib:
Sheepskin
Sheepfleece underlay
Any form of moisture-resistant crib mattress
protector Any underblanket which is not made of
pure cotton Acrylic blanket Any blanket
containing polyester Any bedding item which is
quilted/padded/filled Sleeping bag Duvet or
quilt Pillows or cushions
* Note: This item must not be a so-called
"cotton mattress pad".
(e) Do not sleep your baby in any "clothing"
item which is in the form of a bag.
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INSTRUCTIONS RE BABY'S LAUNDRY:
1. Wash the baby's laundry (bedding, clothing,
and cloth nappies/diapers) using powdered soap
or soap flakes.
2. Do not use liquid detergent or powdered
detergent or "liquid soap" for washing the
baby's laundry. (Note that "liquid soap" is
actually detergent.)
3. Do not use fabric softener in the baby's
laundry.
4. If you use a laundry "soaking" product (e.g.
a diaper soak), following
soaking put all soaked items through an entire
washing machine cycle using powdered soap/soap
flakes and a full rinse.
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There has been no reported cot death on a BabeSafe
mattress or on any mattress wrapped in accordance
with the BabeSafe protocol.
STATISTICAL PROOF:
In 2002 a German environmental medicine
practitioner, Dr Hannes
Kapuste, published the statistical results of the
New Zealand
mattress-wrapping campaign: "Giftige Gase im
Kinderbett" ("Toxic
Gases in Infants' Beds"), Zeitschrift fuer
Umweltmedizin (2002,
No. 44).
The "p" factor for the mattress-wrapping
intervention was
calculated by Dr Kapuste (in collaboration with the
University of
Munich) as being: p = less than 1.9 x 10(exp minus
22)
It is usual in medical circles to regard a "p" of
less than 0.01
as sound proof of a scientific proposition; and if
the "p" is
less than 0.001, that is regarded as virtually
certain proof.
1.9 x 10(exp minus 22) (the "p" factor for
mattress-wrapping) can
be written as: 0.000,000,000,000,000,000,000,19
Put another way, the statistical proof that
mattress-wrapping
prevents cot death is one billion billion times the
level of
proof which medical researchers generally regard as
constituting
certain proof of a scientific proposition. Not
surprisingly,
therefore, Dr Kapuste described the toxic gas theory
for cot
death and mattress-wrapping for cot death prevention
as having
"overwhelming reliability".
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