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William Sears, M.D.
Associate Clinical Professor of Pediatrics at the University of California, Irvine, School of Medicine Pediatrician Co-author of The Baby Sleep Book: "Trusted advice from the world's authority on cosleeping!"
Peter J. Fleming, MD, Ph.D.
Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths Research Unit Institute of Child Life and Health St Michael's Hospital Bristol, UK: "This is a helpful exposition of the importance of mother-infant contact throughout the 24 hours of the infant's day… It also shows that, provided parents are aware of the potential risks as well as the potential benefits, and are able to eliminate identifiable hazards, then bedsharing-or at the very least mothers and infants sleeping in close proximity even if not sharing a surface-can be both safe and fulfilling for mothers and babies. The information contained within this book should be compulsory core knowledge for those caring for parents and infants in whatever capacity. It exemplifies the importance of not letting rare and potentially avoidable tragedies distort our understanding of how we all grew and developed as infants."
Meredith Small, Ph.D.
Professor of Anthropology, Cornell University Author of Our Babies, Ourselves; How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Parent and Kids; How Biology and Culture Shape the Way We Raise Young Children: "Thank goodness we have Jim to assure cosleeping families that their choice is normal and natural, no matter what the culture says."
Dr. Harvey Karp
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,UCLA School of Medicine Author of the book/DVD, The Happiest Baby on the Block: "Cosleeping is one of the most delicious experiences in parenting, and Dr. McKenna's carefully researched and thoughtful advice separates the myths from the marvelous reality."
Miriam H Labbok, MD, MPH, FACPM, IBCLC, FABM
Professor of the Practice and Director Center for Infant and Young Child Feeding and Care Department of Maternal and Child Health University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: "Jim McKenna has provided us with sound advice, based on the best current evidence, on the best options for the safest sleeping settings. Thank you, Dr. McKenna, for providing every parent with food for thought, based on a multidisciplinary assessment of the literature, and for offering recommendations for every safe sleeping setting."
Nancy E. Wight, MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP
Medical Director, Lactation Services Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women: "Dr. McKenna clearly differentiates cultural bias from science in a very balanced and readable way, so that parents are empowered to make the correct choices for themselves regarding safe bedsharing and cosleeping."
Jeanne Ohm, DC
Executive Coordinator of the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association: "Dr. James McKenna offers parents a comprehensive, well-researched look at cosleeping and its vital benefits to the infant on all developmental levels. To ensure the safe practice of co-sleeping, Dr McKenna carefully explores the myths and the facts providing parents with evidence and practical guidelines for its normal, natural practice. I am grateful for this valuable and timely guide and I will actively present this all-inclusive resource to parents internationally."
Linda J. Smith, BSE, FACCE, IBCLC
Bright Future Lactation Resource Centre, Ltd.: "BRAVO! Jim McKenna's book Sleeping with Your Baby: A Parent's Guide to Cosleeping is a fabulous resource, and very much needed! Dr. McKenna deftly analyzes decades of research in human biology, sleep physiology, and anthropology and merges the best of science with practical, comfortable, and safety-conscious guidelines for parents and professionals."
Chele Marmet, MA, IBCLC
Conceptualized and Pioneered the field of lactation Director, Lactation Institute: "Brilliant! Finally a book on sleep written by a research scientist who has spent much of his academic career studying bedsharing and its relationship to maternal and child health. This information is vital to all who care about infants, parenting issues, public health issues--both mental and physical--and our society in general. One of my proudest achievements is that I "discovered" Jim McKenna in 1989 and introduced him to both the professional and mother support breastfeeding worlds. Now it is with great pride that I recommend this book to the breastfeeding world and the world at large."


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