I sent Jim McKenna the LactNet post from earlier today implying that his works supports NOT co-sleeping, and this is his reply: >Dear Kathy: > > > >As pertains the message to LactNet, my paper reports potentially positive results of >co-sleeping--and the paper was cited in the original AAP statement--not on >bedsharing or cosleeping--but on sleep position. In fact, the AAP >statement on infant sleep position i.e. the importance of laying babies >supine for sleep, does not even mention bedsharing. My paper was cited in >it to mention other variables that affect infant sleep position--but the >statement makes no assessment of the benefits or dangers of those other >variables. > >Did the person post the message thinking that my paper argues against >co-sleeping? That is what is implied. That does not make sense, does it? > >I submitted a letter cosigned by Larry Gartner critiquing the Drago and >Denenberg paper. Have not heard yet as to whether it is accepted. Did you >wwrite a letter concerning that wretched piece of non-scholarship? > >take care Kathy! > >jim ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------- Katherine A. Dettwyler, Ph.D. email: [log in to unmask] Anthropology Department phone: (409) 845-5256 Texas A&M University fax: (409) 845-4070 College Station, TX 77843-4352 http://www.prairienet.org/laleche/dettwyler.html *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html