Information about SIDS and American Academy of Pediatrics recommendations about sleeping arrangements for infants.
Topic: Co-sleeping
Co-Sleeping: Parenting Issues ¡V Sleeping Together, Toddler Sleep Problems
in Parenting / Family
The sites listed provide information on co-sleeping and sleep problems that can arise from such parenting issues ¡V sleeping together, etc. Some of the sites also contain information on co-sleeping as it relates to breastfeeding, as well as SIDS. Articles offered provide easy to understand applied sleep research and information on sleep disorders to both physicians and parents.
This site offers research-based information from Dr. James McKenna, the Director of the Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory at the University of Notre Dame. Dr. McKenna is a leading authority on co-sleeping, whose areas of expertise include Infant Sleep, Breast Feeding, and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). On the site, Dr. McKenna offers information about co-sleeping, including guidelines to safe co-sleeping, as well as cultural influences on infant sleep.
The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is a worldwide organization of physicians dedicated to the promotion of breastfeeding. This site contains some information on co-sleeping as it relates to breastfeeding, as well as SIDS.
LLLI offers a substantial amount of research-based and practical advice information regarding breastfeeding. Within the context of breastfeeding, the site also has information on co-sleeping and its benefits.
Summaries of current knowledge prepared especially for parents, with links to other relevant web sites. Articles cover co-sleeping, sleep problems, how much sleep do kids need, safe sleep, and strategies for helping kids sleep better. From the University of Michigan Health System.
The sleep section of this site presents easy to understand applied research and information on sleep disorders to both physicians and parents.