The researchers were interested in bed-sharing specifically. The research aimed to resolve the uncertainty over whether there is a risk of SIDS associated with bed-sharing in breastfed babies where neither parent smoked. What did the research involve? The researchers combined individual data from studies in the UK, Europe and Australasia. In total, information was collected for 1,472 babies.
The latest bed-sharing research is outlined here. For guidance on discussing co-sleeping with parents, read our Co-Sleeping and SIDS:. allied staff become aware of the larger contextual picture on this topic and to encourage reflection on how we educate new parents around infant sleep location. It explores how over the past 2 to 3 years, the nature and content of discussions on this topic.
Breastfeeding, bed-sharing and infant sleep. New mothers are often unprepared for either the frequency with which their breastfed newborns need to feed, or how long night-time breastfeeding is likely to continue (28)(23); breastfed babies are generally still feeding as frequently throughout the night at three months of age as they were at one month (29)(23). It has been recognised by various.
Following publication today in BMJ Open of a new paper on the link between bed-sharing and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) 1, UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative has issued the following statement. This research presents the individual records of 1,472 cot death cases and 4,679 control cases across five studies from different countries conducted between 1987 and 2003. From these records.
For example, the Netherlands advises parents not to bed share for the first 3 months of life4 based on their own research findings.5 This is also the case for the USA6 where the American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on SIDS cited European7 and New Zealand8 data (included in this paper) and made a clear statement advising against bed sharing for sleep.
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A study mother-infant pairs in New Zealand found that bed sharing infants were. Such findings are supported by the experiences of James McKenna, who has conducted decades of laboratory research on mother-infant bed-sharing. Of course, this doesn’t mean that it never happens. A recent survey of bed-sharing mothers in Canada found that 13% of the respondents recalled at least one episode in.
Bed-sharing is also prevalent among parents with new babies after discharge from hospital5. However, there is an increased risk of accidents if bed-sharing is not managed appropriately. There is also an association between sudden infant death and bed-sharing if the parents are smokers or have impaired consciousness e.g. through drug taking or alcohol consumption6. Sudden infant death is also.
The pros and cons of parent-infant bed-sharing have been hotly debated in both the academic and professional literature concerning infant health and early parenting. Much of the debate has focused on data from the US, and little research has examined parents' motives for sleeping with their infants. This paper examines parental bed-sharing practices with young infants in North Tees, UK.
Potential compression events were equally rare on both bed-sharing nights and cot-sleeping nights. In only two cases did the full weight of a parents' arm rest upon the infant. In both cases this was for a brief period (less than 15 seconds), and in both cases infant movement triggered the parent removing their arm. On bed nights parents sleep positions minimised their chances of compressing.
Bed-sharing usually happens for part of the night, or for a couple of nights a week, although some babies sleep all night every night in their mother’s or parents’ bed. Although many new parents think they will never sleep with their baby, research shows that many do so.
Our research-based advice states that parents should not co-sleep if they have drunk alcohol, smoked or taken drugs that make them drowsy, or if baby was premature or of low birth weight. Also that parents ensure there are no pillows, duvets or items in the bed that could obstruct baby’s breathing or cause them to overheat. It is very important that parents do not fall asleep on a sofa or in.
Using traditional anthropological and medical research techniques, the laboratory cuts through myths and controversies to provide scholars, parents, and the news media with accurate scientific information on a variety of sleeping arrangements, including safe co-sleeping practices. Included in the articles that are available to download are discussions of what constitutes, from a biological.
A recent study by the FSID Research Department at Bristol University found that across the UK, on any one night, around 30% of one month old babies will be sharing a bed with their parents. And this figure remains significant even for babies up to a year old: 21% of 3-12 month olds will be sleeping with their parents on any given night. “A combination of breastfeeding and bed sharing is the.
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For the purposes of this paper the following terms and definitions will be used: Bed sharing: a sleeping arrangement in which the infant shares the same sleeping surface (e.g. bed, couch, futon, armchair, water bed, beanbag chair) with another person (parent, sibling). Room sharing: a sleeping arrangement in which the infant does not share the same sleeping surface as a parent or sibling but.
This paper examined how new parents managed night-time feeding in the first 4 months, with a particular focus on the relationship between breastfeeding, infant sleep location, and sleep bout duration. Methods: Sleep logs and semistructured interviews were used with a sample of 253 families in North Tees, United Kingdom, to explore how parents responded to their infant’s sleep patterns, how.
