Risks and benefits of parent/child bed sharing

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 474-479

  Sobralske, Mary C ^a   Gruber, Megan E ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Fishers Landing Urgent and Family Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Co sleeping bed sharing; Cultural congruency; Infant safety; SIDS

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BED; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; HUMAN; INFANT; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP;

ADULT; BEDS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT CARE; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP;

EID: 69749116183     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2009.00430.x     Document Type: Article

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