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The American Academy of Pediatrics strongly recommends against bed sharing for infants (JW Pediatr Adolesc Med Nov 16 2011). The National Infant Sleep Position Study conducted telephone surveys with caregivers of >1000 infants (median age, 4 months) each year since the start of the 1993 back-to-sleep campaign aimed at decreasing sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Caregivers were predominantly white (83%), older, and more educated than the general population.
The percentage of infants who usually shared a bed increased from 6.5% in 1993 to 13.5% in 2010. The was significant in white, black, and Hispanic groups throughout the 18 study years. Adjusted odds ratios for bed sharing were significantly elevated in black versus whi…