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Cot Death

Cot Death

FromWitness History


Cot Death

FromWitness History

ratings:
Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Dec 15, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

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: BBC - A father cradles the feet of his 5 day old baby girl.
Released:
Dec 15, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode

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History as told by the people who were there.