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Joy says:
<< Have any of you seen this?
<A HREF="http://www.aap.org/new/sids/sids.htm">Task Force on Infant
Positioning and SIDS Pos...</A>
It is startlingly unenthusiastic about co-sleeping, and makes the statement:
<<"Recently, scientific studies have demonstrated that bed sharing,
between mother and infant, can alter and synchronize sleep patterns of
mother and infant. These studies have led to speculation in the lay
press that bed sharing, sometimes referred to as co-sleeping, may also
reduce the risk of SIDS. While bed sharing may have certain benefits
(such as encouraging breastfeeding), there are no scientific studies
demonstrating that bed sharing reduces SIDS. Conversely, there are
studies suggesting that bed sharing, under certain conditions, may
actually increase the risk of SIDS."
Copyright © 1997 by the American Academy of Pediatrics.>>
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I went to the site, and will admit I can't see this statement anywhere. I
read it through several times, and can't find the paragraph you cited. Is it
somewhere other than the URL you gave?
Jan -- feeling dumb in Wheaton.
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