Maternal Bedsharing Practices, Experiences, and Awareness of Risks

Ateah, Christine A.; Hamelin, Kathy

doi:10.1111/j.1552-6909.2008.00242.x

Cited by 42 publications

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“…This is similar to the findings of Ateah and Hamelin (2008) who also found a high rate of bed-sharing in families who had knowledge about its risks.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

“…This was particularly significant if the mother was large (> 79.5 kg) (p ¼ .01). Ateah and Hamelin (2008) reported that 72.4 percent (N ¼ 293) of the respondents in their study admitted bed-sharing on either a regular or occasional basis. Eighty-eight percent of the sample stated that they knew that there were some risks associated with bed-sharing.…”

Section: Benefits Of Bed-sharing/co-sleepingmentioning

confidence: 96%

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Bed-sharing influences, attitudes, and practices

Krouse

Craig

Watson

et al. 2012

J Child Health Care

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The purpose of this study was to examine the infant bed-sharing practices of mothers from the birth of the infant to three months of age. The study was a longitudinal descriptive design using a self-report instrument immediately after delivery with follow-up phone interviews at one and three months after discharge. While no mothers intended to bed-share with their infants immediately after delivery, 60 percent reported bed-sharing at some time at one month after discharge and 9 percent at three months. Only 19 percent of mothers reported receiving information about infant sleeping practices from their physician and 22 percent from their nurse. One month post discharge was identified as a high-risk period for infant bed-sharing. Interventions aimed at teaching new mothers about responding to infant cues and ways to manage a fussy infant may minimize the rate of bed-sharing.

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“…This is similar to the findings of Ateah and Hamelin (2008) who also found a high rate of bed-sharing in families who had knowledge about its risks.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Benefits Of Bed-sharing/co-sleepingmentioning

confidence: 96%

Bed-sharing influences, attitudes, and practices

Krouse

Craig

Watson

et al. 2012

J Child Health Care

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“…75 In a Canadian study although 89% of 293 participants agreed that bed sharing had associated risks, 72% reported bed sharing routinely or occasionally. 76 Almost half of respondents discussed bed sharing with their doctor, and where the family doctor advised against this practice, parents were less likely to continue to bed share. 77…”

Section: How Common Is Bed Sharing?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Sudden infant death syndrome and advice for safe sleeping

Horne

Hauck

Moon

2015

BMJ

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“…Recent research from the US and Canada shows that mothers who choose to bed-share do so with an awareness of the potential risks associated with it [121,122]. Sleeping in close-contact may also facilitate homeostatic regulation in the infant [85,90,123].…”

Section: Infant Sleep Location At Homementioning

confidence: 99%

Infant Sleep Development: Location, Feeding and Expectations in the Postnatal Period

Russell¹,

Robinson²,

Ball³

2013

TOSLPJ

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Abstract:Coping with sleep disruption is a common difficulty faced by new parents. Here we take a critical, contextual and evolutionary perspective on recent evidence surrounding the development of normal infant sleep in the postnatal period, its relationship with feeding method and the relevance of sleep location. Firstly, we explore the question of defining 'normal' infant sleep, considering the timing of sleep consolidation, cross-cultural and historical perspectives, and the impact of feeding method on infant waking and parental tiredness. In the second part of the review we focus on infant sleep location, physiological and behavioural functioning and sleep safety. We summarise recent research exploring the consequences of alternate infant sleep locations, including in-hospital interventions testing the effect of these sleep locations on outcomes associated with mother-infant proximity. Finally we provide an up-to-date review of SIDS research, including case-control and cross-cultural studies that inform policy-creation and authoritative advice to parents. We find that many researchers still neglect crucial variables affecting infant sleep including sleep location and feeding method and conclude that whilst the field of infant sleep research is well-established, future studies would benefit from consideration of infant evolutionary biology and the heterogeneity of infant care practices, which would lead to valuable new research insights in understanding normal infant sleep.

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Maternal Bedsharing Practices, Experiences, and Awareness of Risks

Cited by 42 publications

References 19 publications

Bed-sharing influences, attitudes, and practices

Bed-sharing influences, attitudes, and practices

Sudden infant death syndrome and advice for safe sleeping

Infant Sleep Development: Location, Feeding and Expectations in the Postnatal Period

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