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.