Use the information provided here as an educational resource for determining your options and making your own informed choices. Orthodox SIDS research organizations maintain that there is insufficient evidence to recommend mattress wrapping. Parents should also be aware that no research has disproved the gaseous poisoning explanation for crib death. Furthermore, it is a fact that there have been no reported crib deaths among the over 100,000 babies in New Zealand who have slept on correctly wrapped mattresses. An inexpensive, non-toxic protective cover can certainly do no harm.
Toxic gases are present in adult beds as well as babies' cribs.
But many babies sleep with their parents on adult-sized mattresses. So you need to know that your baby is not protected in your bed if your mattress is not wrapped correctly. The manufacturer of the mattress covers is looking into the prospect of making adult sized mattress covers, but in the meantime is recommending against babies sleeping in adult beds. If your baby is going to sleep in your bed, please see the following instructions for wrapping the mattress on your bed. It is of the utmost importance that the correct material is used.