Cot death causes

Title

Cot death causes

Genre

News report; Interview

TX Date

Dec 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:02:54

Description

Report on a Thames Television Daytime show (04/12/84) which saw pathologist Dr Donald Wayte face parents of cot death babies with his unfounded claims many are caused by the parents. Includes excerpt of show with Waite; interview with fellow panellist Professor John Davies of Addenbrookes Hospital; parent Clive Medwin(?). Male reporter not identified. The Thames Television presenter is Sarah Kennedy.

Contributors

Thames Television; John Davies; Clive Medwin(?); Sarah Kennedy; Donald Wayte

Keywords

Children (family); Television programmes; Child mortality; Parents; Babies; Pathologists; Sudden infant death; Donald Wayte

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