A recent meta - analysis
of 11 studies that investigated the association
of bed - sharing and SIDS revealed a summary OR
of 2.88 (95 % confidence interval [CI]: 1.99 — 4.18) with bed - sharing.158 Furthermore, bed - sharing in an adult bed not designed for infant safety exposes the infant to additional risks for
accidental injury and death, such as suffocation, asphyxia, entrapment, falls, and strangulation.159, 160 Infants, particularly those in the first 3 months
of life and those born prematurely and / or with low birth weight, are at highest risk, 161 possibly because immature motor skills and muscle strength make it difficult to escape potential threats.158 In recent years, the concern
among public health officials about bed - sharing has increased, because there have been increased reports
of SUIDs occurring in high - risk sleep environments, particularly bed - sharing and / or sleeping on a couch or armchair.162, — , 165
Among the most common types
of accidental injury claims today are auto accidents, truck accidents, boating accidents, workers compensation accidents or
accidental injury from a defective product or someone's unreasonable acts.