SIDS: Wives Tales, Ignorance, Prejudices and Slander - Page 2

If, therefore, this medical sector is not even conscious of the subtle, sometimes fatal injuries caused by the birth process, how can they begin to recognize the cause of SIDS? What complicates the matter even more is that their very own recommended modes of birthing are the very causes of the spinal injury! ^7,8,9 It is no wonder that they refuse to admit what the correlation may be between SIDS and sleeping on the stomach. Admitting to its connection would only place them liable when parents would question why their child had spinal cord hemorrhage to begin with!

As Doctors of Chiropractic, it is obvious to us that sleeping on the stomach may aggravate an already traumatized infant spinal cord. The initial birth trauma incurred would only be worsened by the daily, forced rotation of the infants subluxated spine.

Now, seeing this perspective on SIDS, I do hope your confidence, commitment and concern for children has increased and you will be even more motivated to check children as soon as they are born. For those of you however, who are better stirred by emotion rather than fact, let me continue with that web sites further words of wisdom. As I scrolled down the page there appeared a section called "Old Wives Tales". It read as follows: "Many old wives tales, superstitions and just plain stupidity abound about SIDS. From chiropractors claiming 'stress on the atlas while transversing the birth canal' to stories about suffocation from the ammonia in urine, SIDS has suffered from the ignorant."

It is clear to see, they are responding from a place of fear and defense. Unfortunately they have backed themselves into a corner and are either ignorant of their own research or just plain petrified the public will become informed. It does show, however, we are getting the facts out there and they are intimidated by how they look in light of them.

All of the above named studies will be accessible to ICPA members through our website. Please, support us now as we work to bring the truths about healing and wholeness to the people. With research, education and your participation, the ICPA will continue to unite chiropractors in the mission, "Chiropractic Today for a Better World Tomorrow".

References:

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2. Towbin A, Spinal injury related to the syndrome of sudden death ("crib-death") in infants. Am J Clin Pathol 1968; 49(4); 562-7 / Medline ID: 68194253
   
3. David Yashon, MD , FACS, FRCS "Spinal Injury" Second Edition; Chapter 18:346,348
   
4. Byers RK, Spinal-cord injuries during birth. Dev Med Child Neurol 1975; 17(1)103-10 / Medline ID: 75131672
   
5. Norman MC, Wedderburn LC, Fetal spinal cord injury with cephalic delivery. Obstet Gynecol 1973; 42(3):355-8 / Medline ID: 73234751
   
6. Walter CE, Tedeschi LG, Spinal injury and neonatal death. Report of six cases. Am J Obstet Gynecol 1970; 106(2):272-8 / Medline ID: 70075087
   
7. David Yashon , MD , FACS, FRCS Spinal Injury Second Edition Chapter 18
   
8. Towbin A, Latent spinal cord and brain stem injury in newborn infants. Dev Med Child Neurol 1969; 11(1):54-68 / Medline ID: 69208820
9. Reid H, Birth injury to the cervical spine and spinal cord. Acta Neurochir Suppl (Wien)1983; 32:87-90 / Medline ID: 84100905

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