AAP – American Academy of pediatrics
The company initiated five important studies:
A physiological study
whose purpose was to assess air flow through the mattress surface. The experiments were performed by Dr. Ephraim Bar-Yishay, in the Pulmonary Laboratory, Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel. The results showed that the meshed netting allowed free air flow through the mattress surface, with minimal resistance and dramatically reduced accumulation of carbon dioxide – CO2
A parasitological study
whose aim was to assess the ability of house dust mites to survive on the mattress surface. The experiments were done by Dr Kosta Mumcuoglu, in the Parasitology Laboratory, Hadassah Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel. The results proved that there was total inhibition of dust mite survival on the new netting as opposed to normal mattresses on which dust mites not only survived, but reproduced.
A physiological study
whose purpose was to assess air flow through NUMU® in comparison to four infant mattress, which are marketed to prevent prone rebreathing and to one standard infant mattress. The study was performed by Dr Mark Gaides and Dr. Ephraim Bar-Yishay, in the Pulmonary Laboratory, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel. The results showed that NUMU® allowed free airflow demonstrating a fast rate of CO2 elimination and preventing its accumulation. These qualities significantly surpassed those tested in all other mattresses.
Uri Givon, MD
Pediatric Orthopedics Department of Orthopedics and “Safra” Children’s Hospital Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel Sackler Medical School, Tel-Aviv University, Israel
Yaakov Sade, MD
Internal Medicine, Allergy and Clinical Immunology Ichilov Medical Center and Sackler Medical School Tel Aviv, Israel
Dan Duar
Developmental Physiotherapy The Institute for Child Development Clalit Health Services
PhD, Breathing and Cardiovascular Physiology
Reports and studies
Report: Survival of House Dust Mites on A vs. Standard Mattresses
Parasitology Laboratory, Hadassah University Hospital, Israel
RTables & Graphs: Aeration, Ventilation & Resistive Properties of NUMU
Pulmonology, Hadassah University Hospital, Israel
Report: Measurement of Heat Transfer in Six Mattresses
Mark Gaides, PhD and Avner Goren, MD Pulmonary Laboratory; Safra Children’s Hospital, Tel Hashomer, Israel
Aeration and Ventilation Properties of Five “Safe” Mattresses for Infants
Ephraim Bar-Yishay, Ph.D, Amir Szeinberg, MD, Mark Gaides, Ph.D and Avner Goren, MD Schneider Children’s Medical Center of Israel, Petach Tikva; Safra Children’s Hospital, Pulmonary Laboratory, Tel Hashomer, Israel