References for Co-Bedding Twins


1. Blair PS, Platt MW, Smith IJ, Fleming PJ, Group CSR. Sudden infant death syndrome and sleeping position in pre-term and low birth weight infants: an opportunity for targeted intervention. Archives of Disease in Childhood 2006;91:101-6.

2. Bhat RY, Hannam S, Pressler R, Rafferty GF, Peacock JL, Greenough A. Effect of prone and supine position on sleep, apneas, and arousal in preterm infants. Pediatrics 2006;118:101-7.

3. Thompson JMD, Mitchell EA, New Zealand Cot Death Study G. Are the risk factors for SIDS different for preterm and term infants? Archives of Disease in Childhood 2006;91:107-11.

4. Tomashek KM, Wallman C. Cobedding Twins and Higher-Order Multiples in a Hospital Setting. Pediatrics 2007;120:1359-66.

5. Xu XK, Wang YA, Li Z, Lui K, Sullivan EA. Risk factors associated with preterm birth among singletons following assisted reproductive technology in Australia 2007-2009—a population-based retrospective study. BMC pregnancy and childbirth 2014;14:406.

6. Nyqvist KH, Lutes LM. Co-bedding twins: a developmentally supportive care strategy. Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing: JOGNN 1998;27:450-6.

7. Hayward K. Cobedding of twins: a natural extension of the socialization process? MCN The American journal of maternal child nursing 2003;28:260-3.

8. Lai NM, Foong SC, Foong WC, Tan K. Co-bedding in neonatal nursery for promoting growth and neurodevelopment in stable preterm twins. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016;4:CD008313.

9. Jarvis M, Burnett M. Developmentally supportive care for twins and higher-order multiples in the NICU: a review of existing evidence. Neonatal, Paediatric and Child Health Nursing 2009;12:1-5.

10. Hutchison BL, Stewart AW, Mitchell EA. The prevalence of cobedding and SIDS-related child care practices in twins. European Journal of Pediatrics 2010;169:1477-85.

11. Damato EG, Brubaker JA, Burant C. Sleeping Arrangements in Families with Twins. Newborn and infant nursing reviews: NAINR 2012;12:171-8.

12. American Academy of Pediatrics: Task Force on Sudden Infant Death Syndrome. SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2016 Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment. Pediatrics 2016;138:e20162938.

13. Ball HL. Together or apart? A behavioural and physiological investigation of sleeping arrangements for twin babies. Midwifery 2007;23:404-12.