Sleeping with Baby can be Dangerous

January 16, 2004 12:33 PM EST


LONDON, Jan 16, 2004 (United Press International via COMTEX) -- Sharing a
bed with a baby less than 8-weeks-old increases the risk of sudden infant
death syndrome, a new study indicates.

But, the finding brings doctors no closer to understanding why seven babies
a week in Britain die of unexplained causes, the Times of London reported
Friday.

Smoking, cannabis, old mattresses, sleeping position, genetics, dummies and
being too warm have all been linked with SIDS deaths in the past. The
latest study, an examination of the evidence of different risk factors
across 20 European regions published in The Lancet, confirms some of these
as important, and adds another: sleeping with the baby.

The new research says bed sharing can double the risk of a SIDS deaths in
babies up to 2-weeks-old and remains a significant factor up to 8 weeks. As
a result, the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths has changed its
advice to parents.

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