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> <<Well . . . . I'm just saying that long periods of no sensory interaction
> with another human being is not typical for primates species in general, and
> not typical for most of the human species on the planet. James McKenna's
> work seems to indicate that when babies are left alone to sleep they spend
> much more time in very deep sleep, which is one of the risk factors for SIDS.
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Katherine A. Dettwyler, Ph.D.Associate Professor of Anthropology and
Nutrition
Texas A&M University>>>
Bravo, Kathrine!
And thank you for all you do.
Judith Hain, in Cape May County, NJ - where I am trying to convince my
own sister that you should not leave your 3 day old baby in a crib on
the 2nd floor and go downstairs to watch the darn TV...Sigh
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