While this paper seems to have gone further than others in considering
statistical confounders and potential statistical glitches, the final
conclusions still do not demonstrate the safety of customary bedsharing
versus impromptu bed sharing. In think this is a very important
differential. They did report that this difference was significant but do
not take it out in the end. I'd like to see the overall risks of customary
bedsharing (while the relation to breastfeeding here is likely less
interesting).
In terms of the possibly slightly higher, but still very low, risk of
bedsharing in the first months of life among breastfeeders, I'd like to
see a measurement of their overall mortality. It was confirmed that
breastfeeding duration was extended in bedsharers. If a few more are
found dead in bed, is the overall death rate (at say 1 year) from all
causes for bf bedsharers higher versus initially bf crib sleepers? or lower
due to extended breastfeeding? (and it's certainly lower at one year
versus "bottle-fed" crib sleepers0
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