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Originally Posted by sclitheroe
It is. I love this part:
So the rate of a particular mattress being involved in a SIDS incident increases with the number of kids that have slept on it? No kidding! Two kids = x2 as likely a SIDS event will occur. Three kids raises your odds threefold! OMG
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I really don't care about this theory enough to defend, i'm certainly far from stating it's fact...other than it is an interesting theory.
But to clarify the claim above, he is stating that the 2nd child has a higher chance of SIDS than the first, and the third even more - based on some research I have never read. If that is indeed true then the point of this argument is that some factor must exist that causes the risk rate to rise (in this case more fungus in the mattress over time), especially since each child should have the same risk factor in theory. I didn't read it as: "the risks of that particular mattress being involved in an incident increases". I could be wrong.
One could argue that parents are less attentive for a 2nd or third child, or some other reason like more kids around = more hazards...regardless of the cause if the stats do indicate that the risk is greater for 2nd and third children then that is certainly interesting.