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	AHRQ: Breastfeeding and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Developed Countries - http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tp/brfouttp.htm Research showing a reduced risk of cot death and other childhood illnesses in breastfed babies. Paper downloadable in PDF format.
	SidsAlliance.org: Toxic Gas Theory, Mattresses and SIDS - http://www.sidsalliance.org/FC-PDF4/Research_Position%20Statements/toxic%20gas%20theor%E2%80%A6es%20and%20sid.pdf Summarises results from a number of studies into toxic gas theory, and concludes there is a lack of evidence to support the theory as a cause of SIDS.
	BBC News: Lung flaw link to cot death risk - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/5278478.stm Research finding that babies born with specific variants of three key lung genes are 14 times more likely to die from cot death.
	Cot Life 2000 - http://www.cotlife2000.co.nz/ Discusses a theory that cot death is caused by toxic gases released from mattresses and offers suggestions for its prevention.
	ADC: Electromagnetic fields produced by incubators influence heart rate variability in newborns - http://fn.bmj.com/cgi/content/abstract/adc.2007.132738v2 Research demonstrating that incubator electromagnetic fields affects heart rate variability in newborn babies. Full paper is available in PDF for a fee.

	FSID: Research background for the advice to reduce the risk of Cot Death - http://www.sids.org.uk/editpics/612-1.pdf Discusses key recommendations to parents wanting to reduce the risk of cot death, and the research supporting these recommendations.
	FSID: Infection and sudden unexpected death in infancy: a systematic retrospective case review - http://www.sids.org.uk/sebire-infection.html Research by Weber MA et al suggesting a possible link between bacterial infection and cot death.
	New Scientist: Nicotine's double link to cot death - http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn2771 Article discussing research finding that nicotine not only disrupts a baby's breathing, but can also disrupt the early development of neural circuits that guard against breathing cessation during sleep.

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