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co-sleeping

Bed-sharing Pediatrics The sleeping of an infant or child in a parent's bed Pros Intimate contact with parent during critical formative period of infancy Cons Risk of death–±60 occur/yr in the US–due to suffocation, strangulation in bed clothing, or overlying. See Overlying.

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overlying SIDS			There were issues around co-sleeping in the hospital as Andrew did once fall asleep face-to-face with the baby on his chest. 'Why was midwife's advice ignored?' Coroner's concerns as baby dies ... by Huddersfield Daily Examiner (Huddersfield, England) Of the 80 SIDS deaths analysed, more than half occurred whilst co-sleeping compared to 20 percent co-sleeping rate amongst both control groups. Half of cot deaths 'happen while co-sleeping' by Asian News International Despite a drop in the rate of cot death in the UK since the early 1990s, experts are advising parents to avoid dangerous co-sleeping arrangements to help reduce these deaths even further. MORE than half of cot [...] by Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England)			CNRS CNS CNS abscess CNS depressant CNS leukemia CNS metastases CNS sympathomimetic CNS syndrome CNS tumor CNSN Co CO 2 co- Co-Author co-carcinogen co-counseling Co-Dependency co-dominance co-dominant gene action co-insurance Co-Investigator co-localization co-medication CO-oximeter co-payment co-sleeping co-stimulation Co-Surgery co-trimoxazole CO2 CO2 laser ablation CoA coacervate coacervation coaching coactivated T cells COAD coadaptation coagglutination coagglutinin coagulability coagulable coagulant coagulase coagulate coagulated Coagulating factors coagulation coagulation cascade coagulation current coagulation disorder			co-respondents co-respondents co-respondents Co-routine Co-routine Co-routine Sort Co-routines CO-S Co-Sale Right Co-Sale Rights Co-Secant Co-Sex Addicts Anonymous CO-ShP co-sign co-sign co-signatory co-signatory co-signatory Co-signed mortage problems Co-signer Co-signer Co-signer Co-Signers Co-Signers Co-Signers Co-signing Co-signing Co-Site Constraint co-sited Co-sleep co-sleeping co-sleeps co-slept co-sponsor co-star co-star co-star co-star co-starred co-starring co-stars CO-STBC Co-stimulation Co-stimulatory Co-substrate Co-substrate Co-substrate Co-sufferer Co-Surgery Co-Tangent Co-transport Co-transport Co-transport Co-transporters Co-trimoxazole Co-trimoxazole Co-trustee Co-trustee Co-trustee Co-trustee Co-trustee

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