Cosleeping in Context

Latz, Sara; Wolf, Abraham W.; Lozoff, Betsy

doi:10.1001/archpedi.153.4.339

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“…To the best of our knowledge, the present study is the first to report on the prevalence of self-reported shaking and smothering in Japan, where houses are relatively small and co-sleeping is common [3,4]. The prevalence of self-reported shaking in our study is similar to those of previous studies in The Netherlands (1.3% and 3.4% of parents of 3- and 6-month-old infants) [2] and the United States (2.6% of parents of <2-year-old children) [11].…”

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“…In a Dutch study, 1.3% and 3.4% of parents of 3- and 6-month-old infants, respectively, had reported shaking their infants at least once, and worries about crying showed strong association with shaking [2]. However, these findings need to be replicated in a different parenting environment such as that in Japan, where the home environment is relatively small and co-sleeping is common [3,4]. In a co-sleeping environment, the distance between caregiver and infant is close.…”

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Prevalence of Self-Reported Shaking and Smothering and Their Associations with Co-Sleeping among 4-Month-Old Infants in Japan

Yamada

Fujiwara

2014

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Few studies have investigated the prevalence of shaking and smothering and whether they are associated with co-sleeping. In Japan, co-sleeping is common during infancy and early childhood. This study investigates the prevalence of shaking and smothering and their associations with co-sleeping among 4-month-old infants in Japan. A questionnaire was administered to mothers who participated in a 4-month health checkup program in Kamagaya City in Japan (n = 1307; valid response rate, 82%). The questionnaire investigated the frequency of self-reported shaking and smothering during the past one month, co-sleeping status, and living arrangements with grandparents, in addition to traditional risk factors such as stress due to crying. Associations between co-sleeping and self-reported shaking or smothering were analyzed using multiple logistic regression. The prevalence of self-reported shaking and smothering at least one time during the past one month was 3.4% (95% confidence interval (CI), 2.4%–4.3%) and 2.4% (95% CI, 1.5%–3.2%), respectively. Co-sleeping was marginally associated with the amount of crying and not associated with stress due to crying. Further, co-sleeping was not associated with either self-reported shaking or smothering, although stress due to crying showed strong association with shaking and smothering. Co-sleeping was not a risk factor for shaking and smothering.

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Prevalence of Self-Reported Shaking and Smothering and Their Associations with Co-Sleeping among 4-Month-Old Infants in Japan

Yamada

Fujiwara

2014

IJERPH

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“…[4][5][6][7][8][9] As a result of these reports, state ments have been pub lished both by the Amer i can Acad emy of Pediatrics 1 and the Amer i can Med i cal Association 10 that sug gest that parents should be dis cour aged under cer tain con di tions from bring ing their infants into their beds. Given that this prac tice is com mon through out the world and perceived to be impor tant for the main te nance of breastfeed ing, [11][12][13] breast feed ing advo cates and other health care pro fes sion als have ques tioned whether this advice is sound or even nec es sary. [14][15][16][17][18] Although few stud ies have been pub lished regard ing the con nec tion between bed shar ing and breast feeding, [11][12][13] results indi cate and many breast feed ing advocates believe that the con ve nience of hav ing the infant close by facil i tates night feeds and the main te nance of exclu sive breast feed ing.…”

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“…Given that this prac tice is com mon through out the world and perceived to be impor tant for the main te nance of breastfeed ing, [11][12][13] breast feed ing advo cates and other health care pro fes sion als have ques tioned whether this advice is sound or even nec es sary. [14][15][16][17][18] Although few stud ies have been pub lished regard ing the con nec tion between bed shar ing and breast feeding, [11][12][13] results indi cate and many breast feed ing advocates believe that the con ve nience of hav ing the infant close by facil i tates night feeds and the main te nance of exclu sive breast feed ing. McKenna and cowork ers have pub lished a num ber of stud ies that exam ine the phys i olog i cal effects of co-sleep ing; these stud ies have indicated that changes in arousal and respi ra tory pat terns might pro tect infants from SIDS.…”

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Bed Sharing and Infant Mortality: Guilt by Association?

Heinig¹

2000

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Mother–infant cosleeping, breastfeeding and sudden infant death syndrome: What biological anthropology has discovered about normal infant sleep and pediatric sleep medicine

McKenna

Ball

Gettler

2007

Am. J. Phys. Anthropol.

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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 deaths. Here we review two decades of research examining parent-infant sleep practices and the variability of maternal and infant sleep physiology and behavior in social and solitary sleeping environments. The results challenge clinical wisdom regarding ''normal'' infant sleep, and over the past two decades the perspective of evolutionary pediatrics has challenged the supremacy of pediatric sleep medicine in defining what are appropriate sleep environments and behaviors for healthy human infants. In this review, we employ a biocultural approach that integrates diverse lines of evidence in order to illustrate the limitations of pediatric sleep medicine in adopting a view of infants that prioritizes recent western social values over the human infant's biological heritage. We review what is known regarding infant sleeping arrangements among nonhuman primates and briefly explore the possible paleoecological context within which early human sleep patterns and parent-infant sleeping arrangements might have evolved. The first challenges made by anthropologists to the pediatric and SIDS research communities are traced, and two decades of studies into the behavior and physiology of mothers and infants sleeping together are presented up to the present. Laboratory, hospital and home studies are used to assess the biological functions of shared mother-infant sleep, especially with regard to breastfeeding promotion and SIDS reduction. Finally, we encourage other anthropologists to participate in pediatric sleep research using the unique skills and insights anthropological data provide. By employing comparative, evolutionary and cross-cultural perspectives an anthropological approach stimulates new research insights that influence the traditional medical paradigm and help to make it more inclusive. That this review will potentially stimulate similar research by other anthropologists is one obvious goal. That this article might do so makes it ever more possible that anthropologically inspired work on infant sleep will ultimately lead to infant sleep scientists, pediatricians, and parents becoming more informed about the consequences of caring for human infants in ways that are not congruent with their evolutionary biology. Yrbk Phys Anthropol 50: 133-161, 2007. V

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Cosleeping in Context

Abstract: To determine the relationship between cosleeping and sleep problems in cultures with very different sleep practices.

Cited by 130 publications

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Prevalence of Self-Reported Shaking and Smothering and Their Associations with Co-Sleeping among 4-Month-Old Infants in Japan

Prevalence of Self-Reported Shaking and Smothering and Their Associations with Co-Sleeping among 4-Month-Old Infants in Japan

Bed Sharing and Infant Mortality: Guilt by Association?

Mother–infant cosleeping, breastfeeding and sudden infant death syndrome: What biological anthropology has discovered about normal infant sleep and pediatric sleep medicine

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