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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