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Solitary or Shared Sleep: What's Safe?

Nighttime solitary infant sleep is not practiced in traditional societies, and even during daylight hours it is the exception. Babies are kept near their mothers.

Sleep, Beautiful, Sleep: You, too, Can Take a Nap

The art of a siesta.

The Complexity of Parent-Child Cosleeping: Researching Cultural Beliefs

Exploring how collectivism and individualism create context for cosleeping.

Sleep Environment Safety Checklist

Recommendations That Apply to Infant Sleep in Both Cribs and Adult Beds. The list was compiled from various sources, including the AAP policy statement on SIDS risk and the AAP book Caring for Your Baby and Young Child, Birth to Age 5.

Where Should Babies Sleep at Night?: A Review of the Evidence from the CESDI SUDI Study

The world's top SIDS researcher explains a prominent English study on sudden infant death.

How the Stats Really Stack Up: Cosleeping Is Twice As Safe

Calculating the relative riskiness of an infant sleeping in an adult bed versus a crib.

Family Bed Safety

The truth is, there is no inherently safe place for babies to sleep.

Bed of Roses

Overcoming nine obstacles to happy cosleeping.

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