title: Bedsharing: toward a more holistic approach in research and practice.
abstract: On October 10, 2005, the American Academy of Pediatrics Task Force on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome made the recommendation that babies should not sleep in the same bed as adults. The purpose of this article is to present a more holistic approach to bedsharing based on the current research.
authors.affiliation: Susquehanna Health System, Williamsport, PA 17701, USA. dsblanchard@comcast.net
authors.forename: Dawn S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Blanchard
authors.forename: Helen L
authors.initials: HL
authors.lastname: Vermilya
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001513:Beds; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007224:Infant Care / Q000379:methods*; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000379:methods; D012890:Sleep; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000517:prevention & control*