Sudden Death 1
- Synopsis
- The case of five children in an American family who died in infancy contributed to the development of a widely held theory about cot death. Paediatrician Alfred Steinschneider became a leading authority in his field with his claim that apnoea - a condition in which breathing stops during sleep - could be responsible, but in 1995, 23 years after his 1972 research article, a court case revealed that all five Hoyt babies had been murdered by their mother. The widespread acceptance of the apnoea theory has delayed subsequent research.
- Series
- Horizon, Series
- Language
- English
- Country
- Great Britain
- Medium
- Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
- Year of production
- 1999
- Availability
- Sale; 2000 sale: £99.00 (+VAT +p&p)
- Notes
- Broadcast on BBC2 on 25/2/99.
- Subjects
- Medical sciences
- Keywords
- apnoea; sudden infant death syndrome
Credits
- Producer
- Liz Tucker
- Contributor
- John Lynch
Sponsor
- Name
BBC Television
Distributor
- Name
BBC Active Video for Learning - now BBC Learning
- Contact
- Carolina Fernandez Jeremy Wilcox (CF - for educational enquiries JW - channel sales manager)
- BBCStudiosLearning@bbc.com
- Web
- https://www.bbcstudioslearning.com/ External site opens in new window
- Phone
- +44 (0) 20 8433 1009
- Address
- BBC Studios Limited
Television Centre
101 Wood Lane
London
W12 7FA
UK - Notes
- The BBC Active company has now been absorbed within BBC Learning, a division of BBC Studios. It was originally a joint venture between BBC Worldwide and Pearson Education. Formerly known as ‘BBC Worldwide Learning Studies’ and before that as ‘Videos for Education & Training’
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