Parent-infant bed-sharing behavior

Ball, Helen L.

doi:10.1007/s12110-006-1011-1

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“…Some suggest that babies and mothers who are breastfeeding and bed sharing sleep differently and may be more easily arousable, that bed sharing parents interact more with their infant during sleep and that breastfeeding mothers assume a posture that serves to prevent overlying when they are co-sleeping with their infant. 32,33,35 Our data suggest that advice to avoid bed sharing is not associated with a decrease in breastfeeding, and shows that the majority of exclusively breastfeeding mothers report the recommended practice of room sharing without bed sharing.…”

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Infant Sleep Location and Breastfeeding Practices in the United States, 2011–2014

Smith¹,

Geller

Kellams

et al. 2016

Academic Pediatrics

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Objective: Our objective is to describe the prevalence of breastfeeding and sleep location practices among US mothers and the factors associated with these behaviors, including advice received regarding these practices. Methods: A nationally representative sample of 3218 mothers, who spoke English or Spanish were enrolled at a sample of 32 US birth hospitals between January 2011 and March 2014. Results: Exclusive breastfeeding was reported by 30.5% of mothers, while an additional 29.5% reported partial breastfeeding. The majority of mothers, 65.5%, reported usually room sharing without bed sharing, while 20.7% reported bed sharing. Compared to mothers who room shared without bed sharing, mothers who bed shared were more likely to report exclusive breastfeeding (aOR 2.46: 95%CI 1.76, 3.45) or partial breastfeeding (aOR1.75: 95% CI 1.33, 2.31). The majority of mothers reported usually room sharing without bedsharing regardless of feeding practices, including 58.2% of exclusively breastfeeding mothers and 70.0% of non-breastfeeding mothers. Receiving advice regarding sleep location or breastfeeding increased adherence to recommendations in a dose response manner (the adjusted odds of roomsharing without bedsharing and exclusive breastfeeding increased as the relevant advice score increased), however, receiving advice regarding sleep location did not impact feeding practices. Conclusion: Many mothers have not adopted the recommended infant sleep location or feeding practices. Receiving advice from multiple sources appears to promote adherence in a dose response manner. Many women are able to both breastfeed and room share without bedsharing, and advice to adhere to both of these recommendations did not decrease breastfeeding rates. What’s New: Many mothers have not adopted recommended infant sleep location or feeding practices. This study suggests that receiving advice from multiple sources promotes adherence to these practices and providing advice on infant sleep recommendations did not negatively affect breastfeeding rates.

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Infant Sleep Location and Breastfeeding Practices in the United States, 2011–2014

Smith¹,

Geller

Kellams

et al. 2016

Academic Pediatrics

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“…Observational studies with healthy breastfeeding dyads suggest these mother-infant pairs largely sleep and wake in synchrony [19], face each other and maintain close proximity for most of the night, and that these women adopt a protective sleep position around their sleeping infants [47–48]. Bottle feeding mothers, on the other hand, have been observed sleeping with infants more ‘like an adult’ in the bed, with the babies’ positioned higher than breast level and the women turned away from the infants [48]. Further, any infant sleep location can become hazardous with inappropriate bedding, clothing, bottle propping, and/or positioning [49].…”

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The Relationship Between Planned and Reported Home Infant Sleep Locations Among Mothers of Late Preterm and Term Infants

Tully

Holditch‐Davis

Brandon

2015

Matern Child Health J

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Objective To compare maternal report of planned and practiced home sleep locations of infants born late preterm (34 0/7 to 36 6/7 gestational weeks) with those infants born term (≥ 37 0/7 gestational weeks) over the first postpartum month. Methods Open-ended semi-structured maternal interviews were conducted in a U.S. hospital following birth and by phone at one month postpartum during 2010–2012. Participants were 56 mother-infant dyads: 26 late preterm and 30 term. Results Most women planned to room share at home with their infants and reported doing so for some or all of the first postpartum month. More women reported bed sharing during the first postpartum month than had planned to do so in both the late preterm and term groups. The primary reason for unplanned bed sharing was to soothe nighttime infant fussiness. Those participants who avoided bed sharing at home commonly discussed their fear for infant safety. A few parents reported their infants were sleeping propped on pillows and co-sleeping on a recliner. Some women in both the late preterm and term groups reported lack of opportunity to obtain a bassinet prior to childbirth. Conclusions The discrepancy between plans for infant sleep location at home and maternally reported practices were similar in late preterm and term groups. Close maternal proximity to their infants at night was derived from the need to assess infant well-being, caring for infants, and women’s preferences. Bed sharing concerns related to infant safety and the establishment of an undesirable habit, and alternative arrangements included shared recliner sleep.

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“…Ball 2006;Baddock et al 2007;Volpe et al this issue) questions emerge requiring further research. Is there an intrinsic difference in risk between bed-sharing dyads who breastfeed and those who don't?…”

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Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) risk reduction and infant sleep location – Moving the discussion forward

Ball

Volpe

2013

Social Science & Medicine

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Parent-infant bed-sharing behavior

Cited by 60 publications

References 43 publications

Infant Sleep Location and Breastfeeding Practices in the United States, 2011–2014

Infant Sleep Location and Breastfeeding Practices in the United States, 2011–2014

The Relationship Between Planned and Reported Home Infant Sleep Locations Among Mothers of Late Preterm and Term Infants

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) risk reduction and infant sleep location – Moving the discussion forward

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