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Bedsharing: What does the community want? What do parents need to know?
Published 2013
Nurture Parenting Magazine, Sep 29, 2013, 43 - 45
The topic of bedsharing with your baby is often in the news...
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Answers to questions about the risks of bed sharing
Published 2013
The Natural Parent (Online)
Bedsharing is a common practice across many cultures and countries with up to 50 -80% of babies having shared the parental bed at some time...
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Safety first: Reducing the risks of sleeping with your baby
Published 2013
The Conversation, 22 May
With so much contradictory information about whether it’s safe for mothers to share a bed with their baby, it’s easy to see why parents are confused. The release yesterday of a paper in BMJ Open added to this confusion, by warning all parents to simply avoid bed sharing because it increases the risk of SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome) five-fold. We know that sharing a bed with a baby can be risky in certain circumstances, such as when bedding is soft and the baby can overheat, if there are siblings and pets on the bed, and if you smoke, or are under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Falling asleep with the baby on an armchair or couch can also be dangerous. But for the many mothers who want to bed share with their baby, risks can be minimised to provide a safe sleeping environment.
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Masters degree an Australian first
Published 2011
Australian Nursing Journal, 18, 9, 36 - 37
Murdoch University in Western Australia is offering a Masters of Midwifery, for midwives and child health nurses who wish to specialise in providing care to breastfeeding mothers and their babies. This is the first Masters degree of its kind in Australia and is due to begin in second semester 2011. It is currently available internally with a view to providing an online study option in 2012.