Sora : Try http://www.bmj.com/bmj/archive/7015c.htm This is the 11th November 1995 issue of the British Medical Journal. You will find a paper 'Bed sharing and the sudden infant death syndrome' by Hilary Klonoff-Cohen and Sharon L Edelstein, which reports on a study in California. If I recall correctly, they found that bed sharing did not increase the risk of SIDS, but perhaps you could post to confirm once you have looked? Mary Broadfoot Paisley Scotland [log in to unmask]