OBJECTIVE: To assess the associations between breastfeeding duration and SIDS. DATA
SOURCES: Individual-level data from 8 case-control studies. STUDY SELECTION: Case …

Background Although intention to breastfeed in Western culture is high, many women stop
breastfeeding before they are ready. From a physiological perspective, rates of primary milk …

The practice of parent and child sharing a sleeping surface, or 'bed-sharing', is one of the
most controversial topics in parenting research. The lay literature has popularized and …

Background After striking changes in rates of sudden unexplained infant death (SIDS)
around 1990, four large case-control studies were set up to re-examine the epidemiology of …

There has been much controversy over whether infants should co-sleep or bedshare with an
adult caregiver and over whether such practises increase the risk of SIDS or fatal accident …

Twenty years ago a new area of inquiry was launched when anthropologists proposed that
an evolutionary perspective on infancy could contribute to our understanding of unexplained …

Infant sleep is a common concern for new parents. Although many expect a newborn infant
to wake frequently, encouraging a baby to sleep through the night by a few months of age is …

Desde las primeras llamadas de alerta en 1974 y 1978 de la Asamblea Mundial de la
Salud1, en las últimas tres décadas las bajas tasas de incidencia y duración de la lactancia …

Background The first months postpartum can be challenging for parents, leading to elevated
symptoms of parenting stress, depression and anxiety. In turn, distressed parents are at …

The present longitudinal study addressed the ongoing debate regarding the benefits and
risks of infant–parent cosleeping by examining associations between sleep arrangement …