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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes. And that is why has overheating is a risk factor for SIDs. [/quote]
Pardon? What exactly are you trying to say?[/quote]

Cooler room lower the risk of SIDS. The hypothesis is that warmer babies are sometimes unable to arouse themselves when necessary. They have higher rates of SIDS. That is why they believe SIDS rates go up in the winter. People put too much clothing on their babies. [/quote]
We should see what exactly the baby was wearing, and what else was in the crib. Perhaps there were loose blankets and pillows. Perhaps toys and stuffed animals. What temperature was the room? We really have no clue.[/quote]

No. This is based on actual studies. They do know. Increased temperature is associated with higher rates of SIDS. [/quote]

And this is SIDS, not suffocation, which is what stuffed animals and blankets would cause. [/quote]
How exactly is SIDS defined?[/quote]

Sudden death of child under 1 with no known cause after investigation. It excludes deaths by suffocation. [/quote]

Exactly. +1

OP is referencing a textbook from 1976 which, although it was an important advance, has certainly been improved on in the research since. Even Klaus himself walked back on some of how he initially claimed things in his articles and text.

[quote]Others questioned the implications of describing the immediate bonding period as “critical.” Dr. Klaus later said that describing the first hours after birth that way had been a mistake.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/08/25/health/marshall-klaus-dead-studied-emotional-bonding-with-newborns.html[/quote]

And yes, overheating is an isolated risk factor for SIDS. Even oxygen is not an entirely benign thing for babies -- which we found out when we actually studied the effect of 100% supplemental oxygen on resuscitating newborns. Turns out that although it [I]sounds[/I] like a good thing (maybe even "cuddlier"? ;) who doesn't like oxygen!), too much oxygen damages the newborn brain.

You can't just rely on what sounds good to you, OP. That can actually be harmful.
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