Cowgill, Brittany, 1986-

Rest uneasy : sudden infant death syndrome in twentieth century America / Brittany Cowgill. - vii, 236 pages ; 23 cm. - Critical issues in health and medicine . - Critical issues in health and medicine. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-225) and index.

"Deaths of infants in bed" : the historical origins of SIDS -- Cause of death : SIDS -- The theory of the month club : conducting research on SIDS -- Risky babies -- Mobilization : SIDS activism -- Cause for alarm -- Sleep like a baby -- Conclusion : "the disease of theories" : discovering SIDS.

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Sudden infant death syndrome.

RJ320.S93 / C69 2018

618.92/026

WS 430