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first discovered that SIDS could be reduced by having babies sleep on the back -- so simple!

He had to answer his numerous critics by saying, NO, I haven't found a cure for SIDS! I've just found out that half the cases (or whatever the percent is) can be prevented simply by having babies sleep on their backs.

Instead of on their stomachs, as the medical establishment had been recommending, because they thought babies would be less likely to choke on their vomit in that position.

Much bleating and squawking ensued -- on the part of the medical establishment -- but the revolutionary doctor finally won.

Here is another doctor from Seattle who is trying to study how SIDS occurs, so the remaining cases can be eliminated. The article points out how difficult it is to get funding for projects that don't involve the possibility of lucrative drug sales at the end -- which your project doesn't.

Which folate supplements didn't.

There seems to be a common denominator here. If it's not going to make a big profit for someone, funding is tight.

http://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/health/one-seattle-childrens-doctor-thinks-he-close-to-stopping-sids/

Actually, the Seattle doctor I just mentioned, Dr. Rubens, might be interested in your work. He's an anesthesiologist, already bucking the establishment, and preemie babies have an extended risk period for SIDS and may have different risk factors. If I were you, I'd think about contacting him.

Dr. Rubens "SIDS Research Guild" at the Children's Hospital in Seattle.

http://www.sidsguild.org/notes-from-dr-rubens/

Article about preemies and SIDS.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2082673/