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The
article on Co-Sleeping
in the WholeFamily site mentions a few of the beneficial effects
for children who sleep with the parents -- children have a more
rested mother, it's good for family bonding, and there seems to
be a lower risk of SIDS.
The following resources contain
information about many studies on the subject. You might be
especially interested in the research now in progress by Dr.
David Servan-Schreiber and author Maria Goodavage who are
surveying mothers, fathers, and children who have "graduated"
from the family bed. They can be reached at the last web site
on the list.
Whatever you decide to do, we wish
you many nights of sound sleeping!
Ruth Lockshin
Newspaper articles:
"Commentary: Warning About Sleeping with Baby Doesn't Hold
Up," Penelope Leach, Minneapolis Star Tribune, Sunday, October
3, 1999 (reprinted from the New York Times)
Web links:
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