Despite the high prevalence of cosleep, polysomnographic studies on cosleeping couples are rare.
Understanding cosleep of couples more deeply and addressing its interactive dimension seem important for two reasons.
Here, we present an explorative pilot study which combines for the first time simultaneous polysomnography, analysis of established sleep measures, and cross recurrence quantification analysis to address the unique features of cosleep in couples.
The order of sleep modes (individual sleep in separate rooms and cosleep in juxtaposed single beds) was counterbalanced, so that all couples slept in both sleep modes.
"Are We in Sync with Each Other?" Exploring the Effects of Cosleeping on Heterosexual Couples' Sleep Using Simultaneous Polysomnography: A Pilot Study
We don't know what don't know what W causes these babies to die suddenly, but we do know that if a parent smokes, drinks alcohol or takes drugs then SIDS is potentially more likely to occur if they then
cosleep with their infant.
Parents given new help to sleep easy
We don't know what causes these babies to die suddenly, but we do know that if a parent smokes, drinks alcohol or takes drugs then SIDS is potentially more likely to occur if they then
cosleep with their infant.
Guidance for parents on SIDS is updated
NICHHD has not identified any scientific proof that SIDS is reduced when adults and children cosleep. In fact, bed sharing may be unsafe for a baby.
The consent form is signed by the parent acknowledging they have been provided information on the policy guidelines of bed sharing and understand there are risks if they choose to cosleep with their infant.
Safe sleep practices for hospitalized infants
Lastly, children are less likely to need transitional objects (e.g., "security" blankets, teddy bears) as psychological substitutes for human contact when parents
cosleep and have frequent daytime contacts (Anders & Taylor, 1994).
The cultural context of infant caregiving
Families are more likely to cosleep when parents are single, when they are of low socioeconomic status, when they are less educated, and when they are "'nonconventional," she said.
Parents cosleep with their kids for one of two reasons, she said.
Owens, the proportion of children who cosleep was found to increase steadily from 1 in 100 at 3 months of age to more than one-third by 4 years, when it then begins to decline again (Pediatrics 2005;115:233-40).
Cosleeping challenges parents and physicians
Q: Won't my child be emotionally dependent if we cosleep?
Q: Do you believe that all parents should cosleep with their babies?
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Children of the younger mothers were significantly more likely to
cosleep with their mothers than were those of older mothers (47% vs.
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