Today Isadora Ambrose joins me to share her incredible work and the information she has found regarding co-sleeping (and bedsharing) when you're plus size. We explore this topic in depth and look at the research surrounding safety and risk reduction.
You'll hear us discuss:
Follow Isadora: @happycosleeper
Facebook: Happy Cosleeper
Website: happycosleeper.com
Research One:
Carroll-Pankhurst C and Mortimer EA
Jr. 2001, Sudden infant death syndrome, bedsharing, parental weight, and age at death, Pediatrics, vol. 107, no. 3, pp.
530-536
Research Two:
Chen at al 2009, Maternal Obesity and the Risk of Infant Death in the United States, Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) vol. 20, no.1, pp. 74-81
Research Three:
Mitchell, E and Thompson, J 2006, Who cosleeps? Does high maternal body weight and duvet use increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome when bed sharing?, Paediatrics & Child Health, vol. 11, suppl A, pp. 14A-15A
Get Your Free Guide! Seven Ways Weight Stigma Can Sabotage Your Pregnancy
Click here to get my book, Fat Birth: Confident, Strong and Empowered Pregnancy at Any size-- It is the go-to resource for plus size pregnancy that will help you tune into your intuition, trust your body and teach you those oh so-important advocacy skills so you can have the autonomous birth you desire!
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Today Isadora Ambrose joins me to share her incredible work and the information she has found regarding co-sleeping (and bedsharing) when you're plus size. We explore this topic in depth and look at the research surrounding safety and risk reduction.
You'll hear us discuss:
Follow Isadora: @happycosleeper
Facebook: Happy Cosleeper
Website: happycosleeper.com
Research One:
Carroll-Pankhurst C and Mortimer EA
Jr. 2001, Sudden infant death syndrome, bedsharing, parental weight, and age at death, Pediatrics, vol. 107, no. 3, pp.
530-536
Research Two:
Chen at al 2009, Maternal Obesity and the Risk of Infant Death in the United States, Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) vol. 20, no.1, pp. 74-81
Research Three:
Mitchell, E and Thompson, J 2006, Who cosleeps? Does high maternal body weight and duvet use increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome when bed sharing?, Paediatrics & Child Health, vol. 11, suppl A, pp. 14A-15A
Get Your Free Guide! Seven Ways Weight Stigma Can Sabotage Your Pregnancy
Click here to get my book, Fat Birth: Confident, Strong and Empowered Pregnancy at Any size-- It is the go-to resource for plus size pregnancy that will help you tune into your intuition, trust your body and teach you those oh so-important advocacy skills so you can have the autonomous birth you desire!
Leave a review and submit your screenshot here to receive a gift directly to your mailbox!
Connect with Michelle
Instagram: @fat.and.pregnant
Website: www.fatandpregnant.com