Ontario Coroner

Letter to the editor in response to: “Co-sleeping fears prevented call for parents to abandon defective cribs”

November 27, 2009




Dear Editor, I was dismayed but unfortunately not shocked by Sarah Schmidt’s article Co-sleeping fears prevented call for parents to abandon defective cribs. Governments across North America, including the federal and some provincial governments in Canada,  have been waging an ongoing war against co-sleeping. Unfortunately, this is not based on sound science. It is important [...]

Read the full article →

8.8 deaths per 100,000 population

June 1, 2009




8.8 deaths per 100,000 In 2003, in Canada 8.8 people per 100,000 population were killed in fatal car accidents. 8.8 deaths per 100,000 In 2008, in Ontario 8.8 babies per 100,000 live births died while sharing an adult bed or mattress with an adult. The Ontario coroner says it is dangerous for babies to share [...]

Read the full article →

Posts that moved me…posts that moved you…

August 2, 2008




The first half of 2008 is behind us (edited to add: I now realize I am a month behind…I blame it on Mommy brain). I have been wanting to start blogging for a long time and finally got kick started with this blog while on vacation visiting my in-laws back in May. I’ve also started reading [...]

Read the full article →

Faulty logic from the Ontario coroner regarding bed sharing

June 5, 2008




I don’t know what the qualifications are to become a coroner in Ontario, but I doubt there is a required course in statistics (also known as quantitative methods). If it was required, then Ontario Coroner Dr. Bert Lauwers skipped a few too many classes, is purposely trying to deceive the public, or is blinded by [...]

Related Posts with Thumbnails
Read the full article →