>  The controversial practice is supported by some experts who believe bed
>sharing can protect infants from sudden infant death syndrome and develop
>children's capacity for trust and intimacy, but decried by those who
>believe it can have implications for the child's psychosexual development
>and increase the risk of smothering or other physical dangers.
How do they explain that people all over the world have been doing this
throughout history and coninue to do so with no fanfare in most of
the world.

>Parents of low birthweight or preterm infants were also less
>likely to share their beds with their babies.
I find this one fascinating. I wouldn't have had my preemie babies
sleep anywhere else. They lasted with us in bed the longest.

I am very happy to see more positive coverage of this issue.
Parents are doing it any way so the researchers are catching
up. Funny how things work some times.
  Naomi Bar-Yam

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