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Blair PS, Ball HL, McKenna JJ, Feldman-Winter L, Marinelli KA, Bartick MC, Noble L, Calhoun S, Elliott-Rudder M, Kair LR, Lappin S, Larson I, Lawrence RA, Lefort Y, Marshall N, Mitchell K, Murak C, Myers E, Reece-Stremtan S, Rosen-Carole C, Rothenberg S, Schmidt T, Seo T, Sriraman N, Stehel EK, Wight N, Wonodi A. Bedsharing and Breastfeeding: The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocol #6, Revision 2019. Breastfeed Med 2020; 15:5-16. [PMID: 31898916 DOI: 10.1089/bfm.2019.29144.psb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
Abstract
A central goal of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine is the development of clinical protocols for managing common medical problems that may impact breastfeeding success. These protocols serve only as guidelines for the care of breastfeeding mothers and infants and do not delineate an exclusive course of treatment or serve as standards of medical care. Variations in treatment may be appropriate according to the needs of an individual patient.
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Affiliation(s)
- Peter S Blair
- Centre for Academic Child Health, University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Infancy and Sleep Centre, Department of Anthropology, Durham University, Durham, United Kingdom
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- Department of Anthropology, Santa Clara University, Santa Clara, California.,Mother-Baby Sleep Lab, Department of Anthropology, University of Notre Dame, South Bend, Indiana
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- Department of Pediatrics, Division of Adolescent Medicine, Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, Camden, New Jersey
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- Department of Pediatrics, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut.,Connecticut Children's Medical Center, Division of Neonatology, Hartford, Connecticut
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- Department of Medicine, Cambridge Health Alliance and Harvard Medical School, Cambridge Massachusetts
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Ball HL, Tomori C, McKenna JJ. Toward an Integrated Anthropology of Infant Sleep. AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGIST 2019. [DOI: 10.1111/aman.13284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Helen L. Ball
- Director, Parent–Infant Sleep LabDepartment of Anthropology, Durham University Durham DH1 3LE UK
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- Assistant Professor, Parent–Infant Sleep LabDepartment of Anthropology, Durham University Durham DH1 3LE UK
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- Director, Mother–Baby Sleep Lab, Department of AnthropologyUniversity of Notre Dame South Bend Indiana USA
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Drever-Smith C, Bogossian F, New K. Co-Sleeping and Bed Sharing in Australian Maternity Units: An Electronic Survey of Midwifery Clinicians’ Knowledge, Practice, and Education. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CHILDBIRTH 2015. [DOI: 10.1891/2156-5287.5.1.33] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND: There is little published research regarding co-sleeping and bed sharing in maternity units. As primary carers of mothers and infants, midwives’ knowledge and practice may influence co-sleeping and bed sharing.AIM: To assess clinical midwives’ knowledge and practice surrounding co-sleeping and bed sharing in maternity units in the initial postpartum period.METHODS: A nationwide electronic survey assessed clinical knowledge and self-reported clinical practice and personal experiences of co-sleeping and bed sharing.FINDINGS: Eighty-six registered midwives from 48 hospitals responded to the survey. The majority responded with best practice to hypothetical scenarios. Mother–infant co-sleeping/bed sharing in maternity units was observed by 64% of midwives. All midwives reported providing some education to parents and most (80%) had received education on co-sleeping/bed sharing.CONCLUSION: Co-sleeping and bed sharing are relatively common in postnatal maternity units. Clinical practice documents should be consistent with the UNICEF guidelines, and midwives should be supported to implement best practice.
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