'Cot death risk' from bed-sharing
Around 120 baby deaths could be prevented in the UK every year if parents stopped sharing beds with their children, according to research by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Study: 120 cot deaths a year could be prevented
Around 120 cot deaths could be avoided if parents stopped sharing beds with their children, research has found.
Currently, NHS officials advise that parents should not bed share if they have been drinking alcohol, taking drugs or if they smoke.
But a new study has found that the guidance should be expanded to dissuade all bed sharing, especially with babies under three months.
The study suggested that 120 deaths a year could be prevented, a reduction of 40%, if parents only brought children into their beds for comfort and feeding, but not sleeping.
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