This site is dedicated to eliminating the danger of exposing babies and children  to the chemicals  and mildew found in virtually all mattresses.

   This site offers new research, articles, and practical information to aid parents in creating a safer and healthier sleeping environment for their babies. Antimony and arsenic are present in almost all commercially manufactured mattresses made in the United States from polyvinyl chloride (PVC). In 1994 antimony, in high levels, was found in more than 50% of tissue samples examined from babies who had been victims of Sudden Unexplained Deaths (S.U.D.I.).  Now it appears that both antimony and arsenic are also present in a large percentage of children with pervasive developmental disorders (P.D.D.), such as autism.  This is a major cause for concern, because physicians simply cannot provide reasonable answers to the questions being raised by the parents of these victims.  This site describes a logical source of antimony and arsenic-mattresses. It also explains the mechanism for the conversion of these toxic elements into their gas forms by the activity of mildew. Although. there is no peer reviewed scientific proof that antimony has killed babies or might be a cause of autism there is no logical reason why this element  should be appearing in high concentrations in  tissue and hair samples taken from victims.  Parents are urged to ask their children's doctors for the answer if they are not satisfied with the answers provided here. If the doctor says not to worry about antimony, remind that doctor that antimony is similar to lead.  If the same doctor doesn't appear to be worried by high arsenic levels please consider the historical fact that the mildew generated gas of arsenic caused an epidemic of  infants deaths in 1891-92.  It might also be reasonable to ask why major baby mattress stores in England now have signs stating "our mattresses contain no arsenic or antimony.

   Crib Life 2000, will continue to recommend any safe products, which have been specifically designed to isolate and protect a baby from PVC, chemical compounds containing antimony, arsenic, and phosphorus, as well as mildew. Although the fact remains that SIDS/Suffocation continues to be the most common cause of death in infants less than one year of age, SIDS will not be the focus. The premise of Criblife 2000 will be simple-babies do not deserve to be placed on objects for sleep or play that are made from PVC.  The mission of Criblife 2000 will be to protect babies from chemicals and mildew.  The goal will be the elimination of these chemicals from all baby products.

   Information on the reason protection is important and how to order a protective cover is also included on this site. Scientific studies from New Zealand and England, which have identified the danger, are summarized in subsequent pages. These studies when viewed as a whole strongly suggest that unexplained infant deaths and neurological disabilities can be caused by an accidental poisoning. 

    Barry Richardson, a chemist and material preservation expert from England, who has published more than 250 scientific papers, demonstrated in 1989 that fungal organisms commonly referred to as mold or mildew can produce a toxic gas from antimony. A compound of antimony was placed in baby mattress PVC as a fire retardant in the 1950's. Based on his careful investigations and alarming findings,  Richardson warned that PVC mattresses containing antimony as well as phosphorus and arsenic should be considered dangerous, because fungal activity had the ability to convert these three elements into potentially toxic gases.  He also advised parents that by turning a baby on his or her back the risk of exposure would be decreased.  His next recommendation was for parents to isolate their  babies from exposure to PVC and mildew by the use of a thick polyethylene cover. He also encouraged mattress manufacturers to remove these chemical compounds from baby mattresses..

  This web site will, hopefully, bring together the available evidence in support of the "toxic gas explanation" for unexplained baby deaths and provide the reason high levels of antimony and arsenic are being found in hair samples from children with learning and behavioral disabilities. This evidence may help to prove beyond any reasonable doubt that  parents, daycare workers and other designated caregivers, who have become suspects, are innocent of murder.

   The Crib Life 2000 Foundation is being established as a not for profit in order to pursue this explanation and provide all babies with a safe place to sleep.