Research/Statistics
Numerous research studies and statistics show that adult beds are not safe for sleeping babies for a variety of reasons. Further, there are no safety standards for adult beds in regard to use by a baby and no evidence exists to show how adult beds can be made safe for a sleeping baby.  We offer the following as support for our recommendation that “room sharing is safer than bed sharing.”
 
Problem Statement

Where Should Infants Sleep? A Comparison of Risk for Suffocation of Infants Sleeping in Cribs, Adult Beds, and Other Sleeping Locations N. J. Scheers, George W. Rutherford and James S. Kemp, Pediatrics 2003;112;883-889
 
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