Co-sleeping, an ancient practice: issues of the past and present, and possibilities for the future

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 407-417

  Thoman, Evelyn B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Bed sharing; Co sleeping; Crib death; Infants; Risks; Sleep; Sleeping environment; Stress; Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

Indexed keywords

BED SHARING; BREAST FEEDING; CHILD CARE; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; HYPERTHERMIA; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PARENT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP; SLEEP PATTERN; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH SYNDROME;

ADULT; ATTITUDE; DANGEROUS BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INFANT; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; SLEEP; SUDDEN INFANT DEATH;

EID: 33751311064     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2005.12.001     Document Type: Review

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