FAQ's Answer 8
8. If I place my baby at the foot of the cot will this guarantee his/her safety?
In our experience working with many parents since 1992 the method of feet or foot is a ‘herd principle deterrent’ and will only prevent ‘some’ babies from creeping upwards. However the writer/inventor/founder of Safe T Sleep™ (NZ) Ltd has met four mothers who lost their babies using this method and a fifth mother who nearly did. These babies used this position in the cot to turn themselves over and/or lever themselves sideways and or face down. The eldest fatality being a beautiful little baby girl of twelve and a half months old!
Please also see Clinical Review Article – Sleep Medicine Reviews, Vol 4, No. 5, pp 453-469. doi: 10. 1053/smrv.2000.01.19, available online at http://www.idealibrary.com.
We would definitely recommend the use of a Safe T Sleep™ Sleepwrap® product even when positioning the baby at the lower end of the cot to prevent this from happening. Also see Question 12.
With the use of a Sleepwrap® with a ‘leg piece’ it is not necessary to position baby at the bottom of the bed as the clever little leg piece prevents creeping.
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