Your Baby’s Sleep in the First Year: Excerpt from The Science of Mother-Infant SleepExcerpted from The Science of Mother-Infant Sleep by Wendy Middlemiss and Kathleen Kendall-TackettThe Science of Mother-Infant Sleep is a compilation of recent articles that address these important questions. Our goal was to bring together recent evidence about the safety of sleep practices so that parents and professionals can make informed, evidence-based decisions. The Science of Mother-Infant Sleep is a collaborative project by an international working group of experts on mother-baby sleep.

• Bedsharing – How can parents make it safe? – Does it increase the risk of SIDS? – What is its impact on breastfeeding?
• Parental Decisions about Infant Sleep – What is normal infant sleep? – How can parents calm a crying baby?