I just heard a local radio report that sounded much better than the AP wire coverage. The radio report sounded a lot like this UPI story below: http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030114-124723-5985r > > BED SHARING BY PARENTS, INFANTS RISING > > Bed sharing -- the practice of letting babies sleep in an adult bed with a > parent or care-giver -- is increasing in the United States, according two > studies published in the January Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent > Medicine. > > The studies find nearly 13 percent of infants shared an adult bed and 50 > percent of infants spent at least some time in the previous two weeks sleeping > on an adult bed at night. > > Proponents argue that bed sharing contributes to longer periods of > breastfeeding, might protect infants from succumbing to Sudden Infant Death > Syndrome by increasing infant awakenings and increases the mother's awareness > of the infant. > > Opponents cite potential hazards, including: suffocation in soft bedding or > pillows; entrapment between the bed and wall or bed frame, headboard, or > footboard; and bed sharers rolling over onto the infants. -- Jodine Chase *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html