P.S. Blair
The prevalence and characteristics associated with parent–infant bed-sharing in England
Blair, P.S.; Ball, H.L.
Abstract
Aims: To investigate the characteristics of parent–infant bed-sharing prevalence in England. Methods: Data on night-time sleeping practices from a two year, local, longitudinal study and a three-year, national, cross-sectional study were obtained. A total of 261 infants in North Tees were followed up at 1 and 3 months of age, as were 1095 infants aged 1 week to 1 year from five English health regions. Results: Data from both studies found that almost half of all neonates bed-shared at some time with their parents (local = 47%, 95% CI 41 to 54; national = 46%, 95% CI 34 to 58), and on any one night in the first month over a quarter of parents slept with their baby (local = 27%, 95% CI 22 to 33; national = 30%, 95% CI 20 to 42). Bed-sharing was not related to younger mothers, single mothers, or larger families, and was not more common in the colder months, at weekends, or among the more socially deprived families; in fact bed-sharing was more common among the least deprived in the first months of life. Breast feeding was strongly associated with bed-sharing, both at birth and at 3 months. Bed-sharing prevalence was uniform with infant age from 3 to 12 months; on any one night over a fifth of parents (national = 21%, 95% CI 18 to 24) slept with their infants. Conclusion: Bed-sharing is a relatively common practice in England, not specific to class, but strongly related to breast feeding.
Citation
Blair, P., & Ball, H. (2004). The prevalence and characteristics associated with parent–infant bed-sharing in England. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 89(12), 1106-1110. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2003.038067
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Publication Date | Dec 1, 2004 |
Deposit Date | Feb 25, 2008 |
Publicly Available Date | Nov 10, 2009 |
Journal | Archives of Disease in Childhood |
Print ISSN | 0003-9888 |
Electronic ISSN | 1468-2044 |
Publisher | BMJ Publishing Group |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 89 |
Issue | 12 |
Pages | 1106-1110 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2003.038067 |
Keywords | Bed-sharing, Prevalence, Breast-feeding, Socioeconomic status. |
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