>The SIDS research mentioned from New Zealand was done by Ed Mitchell. After >reanalysing their data, they found the risk associated with parents and baby >sleeping together was tied to the Mauri population, where alcohol and smoking >were also very high. As far as I remember, they withdrew the blanket >statement that there was risk associated with co-sleeping. I haven't checked >the literature, but I thought something was published. Pat, apparently Jane Brody has not yet seen the followup stuff...or at least she did not mention the Maori/alcohol/smoking connection....it was just a statement to the effect that babies should not be sleeping with adults or older children,. Kathleen > ********************************************************** Kathleen B. Bruce RN, BSN, IBCLC Williston, Vermont USA [log in to unmask] To err is human, to really screw up you need a computer... **********************************************************************