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Research Studies on Bed Sharing/Unsafe Sleep Conditions

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Randall B, Wilson AL; Regional Infant and Child Mortality Review Committee. Collaborators (11) The 2007 annual report of the Regional Infant and Child Mortality Review Committee S D Med. 2008 Aug;61(8):287-9, 291, 293

Infant death scene investigation and the assessment of potential risk factors for asphyxia: A review of 209 sudden unexpected infant deaths.
Pasquale-Styles MA, Tackitt PL, Schmidt CJ.
J Forensic Sci. 2007 Jun 6; [Epub ahead of print]

Benefits and Harms Associated With the Practice of Bed Sharing: A Systematic Review.
Horsley T, Clifford T, Barrowman N, Bennett S, Yazdi F, Sampson M, Moher D, Dingwall O, Schachter H, Cote A.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2007 Mar; 161(3):237-245. (pdf 48 Kb)

Maternal-Infant bedsharing: Risk factors for bedsharing in a population-based survey of new mothers and implications for SIDS risk reduction.
Lahr MB, Rosenberg KD, Lapidus JA.
Matern Child Health J. 2006 Dec 29; [E-pub ahead of print] (pdf 48 Kb)

Sleep arrangements and behavior of bed-sharing families in the home setting.
Baddock SA, Galland BC, Taylor BJ, Bolton DP.
Pediatrics. 2007 Jan; 119(1):e200-7. (pdf 44 Kb)

What are safe sleeping arrangements for infants?
Adler MR, Hyderi A, Hamilton A, Brown P.
Fam Pract. 2006 Dec; 55(12):1083-7. (pdf 48 Kb)

Sudden infant death syndrome: Risk factors for infants found face down differ from other SIDS cases.
Thompson JM, Thach BT, Becroft DM, Mitchell EA;
New Zealand Cot Death Study Group. J Pediatr. 2006 Nov; 149(5):630-633. (pdf 56 Kb)

Sleep Environment, Positional, Lifestyle, and Demographic Characteristics Associated With Bed Sharing in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Cases: A Population-Based Study.
Ostfeld BM, Perl H, Esposito L, Hempstead K, Hinnen R, Sandler A, Goldblatt P, Hegyi T.
Pediatrics, 2006 Nov; 118(5): 2051-59. (pdf 56 Kb)

Association Between Sudden Death in Infancy and Co-Sleeping: A Look at Investigative Methods for Galveston County Medical Examiners Office From 1978-2002.
Perrizo K, Pustilnik S.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 2006 Jun; 27(2):169-172. (pdf 48 Kb)