Where have all the cradles gone? The Enigma of Cot Deaths
Keywords:
child care, cot death, sudden infant death, physicians, family, mother-child relations
Abstract
Theories of cot deaths are reviewed. The history of the cot is described. The cradle's banishment .from the nursery caused. an irrevocable split between mother and child. A simple answer to this appalling enigma is postulated.
Published
2012-01-13
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Review Articles
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