Bed Sharing Versus No Bed Sharing for Healthy Term Neonates
Das RR, Sankar MJ, Agarwal R.Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2021 [...]
Physiologic changes in serotonin concentrations in breast milk during lactation
Maeda T, Shioyama A, Tairabune T, Takeda R, Sanbe [...]
Bedsharing and Breastfeeding: The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocol #6, Revision 2019.
Bedsharing has been shown to be associated with breastfeeding duration and exclusivity but it is controversial because it is also seen as a risk factor for Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID). Breastfeeding, especially exclusive breastfeeding, decreases the risk of SIDS, so a recommendation against bedsharing may have the unintended consequence of reducing breastfeeding, which would be counterproductive.
