Cornelius W. Van Niel, MD reviewing Colson ER et al. JAMA Pediatr 2013 Sep 30. Bergman AB. JAMA Pediatr 2013 Sep 30.
The rate of infant bed sharing has doubled since 1993.
The American Academy of Pediatrics strongly recommends against bed sharing for infants (JW Pediatr Adolesc Med Nov 16 2011). The National Infant Sleep Position Study conducted telephone surveys with caregivers of >1000 infants (median age, 4 months) each year since the start of the 1993 back-to-sleep campaign aimed at decreasing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Caregivers were predominantly white (83%), older, and more educated than the general population.
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The rate of infant bed sharing has doubled since 1993.
The American Academy of Pediatrics strongly recommends against bed sharing for infants (JW Pediatr Adolesc Med Nov 16 2011).
The National Infant Sleep Position Study conducted telephone surveys
with caregivers of >1000 infants (median age, 4 months) each year
since the start of the 1993 back-to-sleep campaign aimed at decreasing
sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Caregivers were predominantly white
(83%), older, and more educated than the general population.
