Indeed, I argue that the cultural dismantling of the three basic components of normal human infant sleep i.e. sleep position (on the back for breastfeeding which was changed to prone sleep), feeding method (from breastfeeding to formula or cows milk, bottle feeding) and
infant sleep location (from next to the mother within sensory range to nighttime separation, a separate room) fostered and promoted the SIDS epidemic which is was limited to the industrialized, western world.
A qualitative study of African - American
infant sleep location decisions
One study found that the average young infant spends 5.7 hours / day in a car seat or similar sitting device.126 However, there are multiple concerns about using sitting devices as a usual
infant sleep location.
There is also a detailed listing of resources available for both parents and professionals on mother -
infant sleep location, safe sleep, and breastfeeding.
Some safety issues are known, so certainly they should be followed as I have outlined in answering many of these questions But what
any infants sleep location socially or psychologically means to parents is very powerful and it affects the overall safety and satisfaction that different families have to the same sleeping arrangement and environment.
Not exact matches
We examine nocturnal factors that contribute to successful breastfeeding and their impact; the nature of
infant sleep - wake cycles, arousal mechanisms and pathology within the context of
sleep locations whether cosleeping, separate
sleeping or
sleeping through the night.
This review considers babies»
sleep location at night, specifically parent -
infant bed - sharing and / or co-sleeping.
Crawford, M. Parenting practices in the Basque country: Implications of
infant and childhood
sleeping location for personality development.
Even for parents who choose co-sleeping (having their child or children
sleep in bed with them), having a safe
location in which to place an
infant and be able to walk away, knowing the child is safe even though alone and unattended is crucial.
In addition to questions regarding fan use and open windows in the room at the
infant's last
sleep, mothers were asked about room
location,
sleep surface, number and type of covers over the
infant, bedding under the
infant, and room temperature.
In the United States, there has been a controversy over the past decade about
locations of
infant sleep, pitting the research and promoters of safe co-sleeping with a breastfeeding dyad and the research and promoters of never allowing the breastfeeding baby into the parental bed.
A comparison of risk for suffocation of
infants sleeping in cribs, adult beds, and other
sleeping locations
Specifically, Dr. Ball looked at
sleep locations for new mothers and their
infants and randomly assigned women to one of three
location types — either those that facilitated mother -
infant access (i.e., bed - sharing or putting the
infant in a three - sided crib that was attached the parent bed, much like an official Co-Sleeper) or those that did not (i.e., a standalone bassinette next to the mother's bed).