Sources of attitudes towards parent-child co-sleeping and their effects: A systematic scoping review.

ABSTRACT: Parent-child co-sleeping is a common practice in many cultures, although in Western countries, families who engage in parent-child co-sleeping can encounter attitudes about co-sleeping that feel critical from the people around them, as it is not commonly accepted and often stigmatized. This systematic scoping review examined and synthesized the available literature on the attitudes about parent-child co-sleeping that people encounter, their origins, and their effect on parents' own attitudes and behaviors. A total of 9796 abstracts were screened, and 33 studies were included. While the scope of the literature on this topic was narrow, this review demonstrated that parents/caregivers mostly encounter encouraging attitudes about co-sleeping from their extended family members and within their

SUBMITTER: Kruse SP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11659088 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature