It’s a common tradition in many families to pass down a mattress from one infant to another. While this tradition still occurs, a 1997 study indicates just how harmful this practice can be, and newer research has surfaced which shows similar findings. According to the latest research, babies that sleep on mattresses previously used by other infants have a higher chance of falling victim to cot death. In fact, as per this research, of the 131 cases of cot deaths, more than half of the infants