BACKGROUND: This 2-part article reviews the primary research on co-sleeping and bed
sharing in maternity units and critiques clinical practice guidelines on co-sleeping and bed …

Background: There is debate about the practice of bed sharing, which is defined as sharing
a sleep surface with an infant. Most public health guidance in Canada, including the 2011 …

Background: Expectations for infant sleep development and for the appropriate degree of
parental proximity for infant sleep are culturally weighted and historically shifting aspects of …

Bed sharing, also known as co-sleeping or co-bedding, refers to a caregiver sleeping in the
same bed as an infant. This practice takes place in many cultures including the United …

Questions regarding mother-infant bed-sharing have been the subject of many research
articles over the past 20 years. Recent research has tackled specific questions regarding …

Abstract In 2005 the American Academy of Pediatrics published new recommendations on
infant sleep environment which advised against infants bed-sharing. A retrospective study …

Objective To evaluate patterns of mother-infant sleeping behaviors among US-based
mothers who received care from midwives and breastfed their infants the majority of time at 6 …

Aim Bed‐sharing with an infant is controversial due to the increased risk of sudden
unexpected death in infancy versus postulated benefits of the practice such as enhanced …

Objectives The objectives of this study were to determine mothers' practices and
experiences of bedsharing with their infants and also to determine their knowledge of the …

Mother–infant bed-sharing has been a common practice for centuries. Understanding the
reasons parents choose to bed-share can help tailor safe sleep education. The purpose of …