Safe Infant Sleep: Expert Answers to Your Cosleeping Questions [Paperback]

Dr. McKennas research proves what mothers the world over have known for centuriesthat something beautiful happens to mothers and babies when they share sleep. He helps parents feel empowered to choose the right sleeping arrangement for their family. Safe Infant Sleep is must-read for every expectant and new parent, and belongs in the required reading library of every babycare advisor.This is the most important book you will ever buy or give as a gift to new parents.Dr. McKenna has earned a kind of credibility that is rare, even unheard of, in the world of parenting advice. He lays out all the evidence and then lets families decide what is best for them. Read this book and become informed, and then pick up your baby, crawl in bed with them, or not, and sleep safely.An amazing book by the worlds leading expert on mother-infant sleep. It beautifully describes how infant sleep practices can contribute to your babys safety and development. This book is a must-read for every new parent!This is a very detailed and comprehensive narrative about everything to do with cosleeping, through the unique lens of a dedicated academic who has devoted most of his professional career to this topic. Parents who are keen to understand the historical controversies around cosleeping, and to know more about how SIDS epidemiology and sleep science are conducted, will find much to think about here.Once you have read James McKennas satisfying and intuitive book, you will finally get a good nights sleep: He will free you of worrying about creating bad sleep habits and help you stop feeling unsure about breastfeeding your baby to sleep.Dr. McKenna seamlessly integrates his own scientific research and that of others with history, anthropological concepts, and maternal instinct, while demonstrating how the Western cultural bias of independent sleep actually increases the risk of SIDS and poor long-term adjustment.Cosleeping is not for everyone, but Dr. McKenna has brought it into focus as lƒA