co-sleeping


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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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Richard Ferber caused a sensation with the let-them-cry approach advocated in his landmark 1985 book, experts say more and more parents are giving in to the co-sleeping demands of kids who've outgrown their cribs -- at least until the parents find a solution that isn't quite so fraught with guilt.
MOMMY, DADDY AND ME MAKE 3 SOME KIDS WON'T SLEEP ANYWHERE BUT THEIR PARENTS' BED, BUT IF THREE'S A CROWD, COUPLES CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT
Using the 9 best-designed case-control studies published to date, each of which used multivariate analysis to control for infant sleep position and parental tobacco use (among other confounders), we evaluated co-sleeping, room sharing, sleep surfaces, and bedding accessories as risk factors for SIDS (TABLE).
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A recent federal study of co-sleeping has some parents happy, while some safety experts are worried about potential suffocation.
Debates over co-sleeping. (Parenting)
and New Zealand, which supports the safety and benefits of co-sleeping.
Crib industry fights co-sleeping. (News: information from around the world about simple, healthy living)
We've found that in the vast majority of cases the babies were found in a co-sleeping situation and a proportion of deaths were from overlay or suffocation.
COT DEATHS CAUSED BY DRUNKEN DADS; State Pathologist says most Ulster cases 'avoidable'
The Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths advises against co-sleeping because of the risk of cot death.
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McKenna suggests that this may give co-sleeping babies practice in arousing from prolonged breathing pauses that may, in some cases, result in sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
'Co-sleeping' gives babies a boost
THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has updated its clinical guidance on co-sleeping with babies under 12 months, clarifying the association between co-sleeping and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
NICE updates guidance on co-sleeping
Elaine McInnes, a professional development officer from the Institute of Health Visiting who helped to develop the new Nice co-sleeping recommendations, said: "Being a new parent is exhausting.
New warning over sleeping with babies
Now, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) says that parents or carers with a child under the age of one should be told about the factors associated with co-sleeping with their babies and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) to allow them to weigh up the possible risks and benefits.
Parents given new help to sleep easy

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