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Dr. Kimberly Hillyer interviews sleep expert Dr. James McKenna regarding his latest book, "Safe Infant Sleep"

Dr. McKenna explains "Breastsleeping," which refers to bedsharing with breastfeeding. This form of co-sleeping intertwines an attachment-parenting philosophy that is biological. It is the most successful sleeping and feeding arrangement for moms and babies. The premise is that a baby's body was designed to work in relation to sensory exchanges with caregivers. Breastsleeping has been included in the revised protocol by the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine.

From a biological anthropologist perspective, Dr. McKenna has used his career fighting two paradigms: SIDS research and the pediatric sleep paradigm. Using behavioral and electrophysiological studies, he advocates mothers having an informed choice when it comes to breastfeeding and co-sleeping and the possibility that Breastsleeping may be protective against SIDS (but further collaborative research is needed).

00:00 Intro
01:26 Defining Breastsleeping
08:13 Prematurity
13:35 Family participation in infant sleep
14:46 Anthropological aspect of infant sleep
16:40 AAP guidelines for infant sleep
23:25 NICU's role in skin-to-skin and preparing for home
35:19 Medicine, cultures, and policies
52:29 Breastsleeping and sleep guidelines
01:03:24 Breastsleepings future with AAP guidelines
01:05:51 Final thoughts/Thank you

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