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The prevalence and characteristics associated with parent–infant bed-sharing in England (2004)
Journal Article
Blair, P., & Ball, H. (2004). The prevalence and characteristics associated with parent–infant bed-sharing in England. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 89(12), 1106-1110. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2003.038067

Aims: To investigate the characteristics of parent–infant bed-sharing prevalence in England. Methods: Data on night-time sleeping practices from a two year, local, longitudinal study and a three-year, national, cross-sectional study were obtained. A... Read More about The prevalence and characteristics associated with parent–infant bed-sharing in England.

'New' practice of bedsharing and risk of SIDS (letter). (2004)
Journal Article
Ball, H., Blair, P., & Ward-Platt, M. (2004). 'New' practice of bedsharing and risk of SIDS (letter). The Lancet, 363(9420), https://doi.org/10.1016/s0140-6736%2804%2916171-0

In commenting on the paper by R G Carpenter and co-workers,1 David Tappin and colleagues (Mar 20, p 994)2 claim parent-infant bedsharing to be a “new practice”, and urge caution in “tampering with our own culturally derived infant care practices”. Bu... Read More about 'New' practice of bedsharing and risk of SIDS (letter)..