You've got to love the Consumer Product Safety commission , nanny to the nation. Without the cpsc, Americans wouldn't know the dangers of rickety swing sets, toxic crayons or detachable doll's eyes. So consider yourself warned. I asked Ann Brown, chairwoman of the cpsc, if she thought the co-sleeping warning isn't just a touch overblown.
Death is quantifiable, as the data sadly show.
What can't be measured so easily is the benefit of closeness, both for the baby and the parent. There is no question that parents and their babies should have as much intimate contact as possible. The problem is how to get it. O.K. Otherwise they should have their infant within reach in a bassinet. I don't know.