I apologise if this has been a topic of discussion in the past.  A colleague brought to my attention the case outlined in the two articles below.  A newborn was, according to the coroner's report, suffocated while bedsharing with mom in the hospital only a few hours after birth.  He was resuscitated but died ten days later.  It's such a sad story.

http://www.theokanagan.net/penticton/archive/2003/07/25/stories/2438_full.html

http://www.globeandmail.com/servlet/ArticleNews/TPStory/LAC/20030719/UBABYN/National/Idx

This prompted us all to go back to the quality sources about bed-sharing and recall the point about the parents being both willing and able to respond to the baby while bed-sharing.  

Judith

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