title: Prevalence, predictors, and attitudes toward cosleeping in an urban pediatric center.
abstract: Cosleeping is the normative practice in many of the world's societies but is not endorsed by the Consumer Products Safety Commission or by the American Academy of Pediatrics. A survey was performed on 101 caregivers in an urban setting, designed to assess the prevalence of cosleeping and parental attitudes for this practice. Cosleeping rate was 88% with predictors being as follows: single parent (p=0.006), high school or less education (p=0.035), 2 or fewer rooms used for sleeping (p=0.023). A majority (65%) stated that cosleeping was acceptable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Tulane Hospital for Children, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA 70112-2699, USA.
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Weimer
authors.forename: Theresa L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Dise
authors.forename: Patrice B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Evers
authors.forename: Myriam A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Ortiz
authors.forename: Wodajo
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Welldaregay
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Steinmann
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002668:Child Rearing; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003625:Data Collection; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010287:Parent-Child Relations; D010372:Pediatrics; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D011336:Probability; D012890:Sleep; D012931:Social Environment; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014505:Urban Population