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In the world of pediatric care, sleep safety guidelines are
controversial and often misguided. Health professionals broadly
discourage all forms of cosleeping, which, along with the
potentially devastating consequences, makes deciding how and where
your baby should sleep both confusing and frightening. Parents who
cherish the closeness, security, and warmth of cosleeping are
finding themselves conflicted, concerned, and exhausted.
Cosleeping, a term which encompasses sleeping in the same room or
on the same bed as your infant, is a common parental instinct
driven by physiology and seen throughout human history. Despite
mainstream opposition, thousands of parents continue the practice,
whether intentionally, accidentally, or out of necessity. So, why
do current medical guidelines insist that cosleeping is unsafe?
What is the difference between SIDS and SUID, and are they related
to cosleeping? What should parents do to make a safe sleep space
for their infant? If a family chooses to cosleep, how should they
respond to reproach from friends, family, or medical professionals?
In Safe Infant Sleep, the world's authority on cosleeping breaks
down the complicated political and social aspects of sleep safety,
exposes common misconceptions, and compares current recommendations
to hard science. With the latest information on the abundant
scientific benefits of cosleeping, Dr. James J. Mckenna informs
readers about the dangers of following over-simplified
recommendations against the age-old practice, and encourages
parents to trust their knowledge and instincts about what is and is
not safe for their baby. This book offers a range of options and
safety tips for your family's ideal cosleeping arrangement. These
include variations of roomsharing and bedsharing, and introduce the
concept of "breastsleeping." This term, coined by Dr. McKenna
himself, is based on the inherent biological connection between
breastfeeding and infant sleep, and provides readers with
everything they need to know about safely sharing a bed with their
baby. Complete with resource listings for both parents and
professionals, this book teaches you how to confidently choose a
safe sleeping arrangement as unique as your family.
This essential collection on maternal and child health focuses on
the rites of giving birth from a cross-cultural perspective. The
distinguished list of contributors describe the many customs
surrounding birth through infancy, highlighting a wide range of
variation in practices across cultures. They discuss attitudes and
techniques in childbirth, the interaction between human
evolutionary form and birthing procedures, the influence of
societal factors that differentiate Western from non-Western
maternal birthing positions, and the art of midwifery. Also treated
are less well-known areas of birthing such as the imagery of
birthing, placenta rituals, and popular beliefs about the amniotic
membrane called a caul. In addition, the authors explore the
humoral medical tradition used in birthing, the possible influence
of cultural practices on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS),
customs and beliefs regarding breastfeeding, weaning, swaddling,
and finally a sociobiological perspective on early infant behavior.
This book will be valuable for courses in medical sociology and
anthropology, public health or behavioral sciences, psychology and
psychiatry, and for pre-med students.
This essential collection on maternal and child health focuses on
the rites of giving birth from a cross-cultural perspective. The
distinguished list of contributors describe the many customs
surrounding birth through infancy, highlighting a wide range of
variation in practices across cultures. They discuss attitudes and
techniques in childbirth, the interaction between human
evolutionary form and birthing procedures, the influence of
societal factors that differentiate Western from non-Western
maternal birthing positions, and the art of midwifery. Also treated
are less well-known areas of birthing such as the imagery of
birthing, placenta rituals, and popular beliefs about the amniotic
membrane called a caul. In addition, the authors explore the
humoral medical tradition used in birthing, the possible influence
of cultural practices on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS),
customs and beliefs regarding breastfeeding, weaning, swaddling,
and finally a sociobiological perspective on early infant behavior.
This book will be valuable for courses in medical sociology and
anthropology, public health or behavioral sciences, psychology and
psychiatry, and for pre-med students.
Evolutionary Medicine is based upon the view that many contemporary social, psychological, and physical illnesses are related to an incompatibility between current human lifestyles and environments and the conditions under which human biology developed. This book, featuring contributions from many of the leading workers in this developing area, provides a good introduction and overview to this emerging field.
Evolutionary Medicine is based upon the view that many contemporary social, psychological, and physical illnesses are related to an incompatability between current human lifestyles and environments and the conditions under which human biology developed. This book, featuring contributions from many of the leading workers in this devloping area, provides a good introduction and overview to this emerging field.
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