Position on co-sleeping regarding risks versus benefits

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In your initial post for this discussion, formulate a research-supported position on co-sleeping regarding risks versus benefits. Should co-sleeping be discouraged?

Position on co-sleeping regarding risks versus benefits

Co-Sleeping and SIDS

Child-rearing presents as a set of culturally bound practices that can complement or conflict with research and health promotional practices. The practice of co-sleeping and the risk reduction practices for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) have become conflictual in recent years. In preparation for this discussion, review Mother-Baby Behavioral Sleep Laboratory and SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Expansion of Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment for information on each side of this argument. You may locate resources on this topic on your own.

In your initial post for this discussion, formulate a research-supported position on co-sleeping regarding risks versus benefits. Should co-sleeping be discourage?

Secondly, are there specific developmental advantages support by research for co-sleeping?

Thirdly, what are the cultural considerations for co-sleeping practices?

Fourthly, are the risks for co-sleeping (either social, emotional, or health-related) significantly supported by research to take a position against co-sleeping?

Additionally, consider what you would advise as a professional in the promotion of optimal development.
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Co-sleeping is when parents bring their babies into bed with them to sleep. Co-sleeping is associated with an increased risk of sudden unexpected death in infancy (SUDI) including sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and also fatal sleeping accidents in some circumstances.
Does co sleeping prevent SIDS?
New statistics say room-sharing can lower the risk of SIDS by as much as 50%. It’s easier to keep an eye on your baby, comfort, and feed him. But he needs his own safe space: A bassinet, crib, or co-sleeper (a separate sleeping area that attaches to your bed). Babies should not sleep in the bed with their parents.
What are SIDS in babies?
Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is the sudden and unexplain ed death of a baby younger than 1 year old.