A Not-So-Blind Review of the Recent CIO Research
Recently, an article by Anna Price and colleagues has been covered in the media as it supposedly touts that there are no long-term effects of infant sleep interventions. I got my hand on the article...
View ArticleCo-Sleeping is Bad for Mom? Not So Fast…
Recently an article has made the rounds on various news sources stating that co-sleeping has negative effects for mom, but a closer look at the research suggests that this is not all what it seems.
View ArticleDoes a new study really support leaving your child to cry?
So, what is this new research? It’s an article by Masha Weinraub and colleagues on sleep patterns, notably night wakenings, in children aged six months to three years . Now, let’s ignore what the...
View ArticlePress Release Re: Carpenter et al. Bedsharing Study
We were luckily able to view a copy of the article in advance and the group of researchers I have worked with on other posts and I wrote a response. This is it. It has been shared as a press release...
View ArticleDoes Your Child Need a Regular Bedtime?
Recently, news reports are making the rounds suggesting that the lack of a set bedtime in children 3 to 7 is associated with greater behavioural problems. Parents are getting panicked if their child...
View ArticleInfant Night Waking as Evolutionary Manipulation?
Dr. Haig suggests infant night waking is an evolutionary trick for babies to increase mom's postpartum amenorrhea and suggests sleep training is therefore okay. But is this the whole story?
View ArticleDoes Bedsharing Increase the Risk of Death for Younger Infants?
A new study claims that bedsharing is risky for infants aged 0-3 months, yet their data and analyses offer zero support for such a statement. What did they really look at and what does it really tell us?
View ArticleCan Epidurals End Post-Partum Depression?
A new study suggests that epidurals can drastically reduce the risk of PPD. The study is flawed, but does manage to show that PPD is highly complex with multiple etiologies.
View ArticleDoes Bedsharing Cause “Sleep Problems”?
A study in the Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics has made rounds recently with a bold claim that bedsharing actually harms infant sleep at 18 months by doubling the risk of “sleep...
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