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Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2000;154:529-530.

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Despite their statements about the limited inferences that can be made without knowledge of the prevalence of young children sleeping in adult beds, Nakamura et al¹ conclude that children younger than 2 years should not sleep in adult beds. Their conclusion is not supported by their data and bears on the question of whether co-sleeping causes increased risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).

From biblical times until the 20th century, virtually all sudden infant death was thought to be caused by accidental asphyxiation by a co-sleeping mother (overlay). As it became common for infants to sleep alone, it became clear that this explanation was incorrect.²

There have been 4 large studies of SIDS and co-sleeping. (1) In 1993, a New Zealand case-control study (393 cases of SIDS and 1592 controls) reported that bed sharing was significantly associated with increased SIDS risk to infants of mothers who smoked; compared with . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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