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Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 8:29 PM
Subject: [ozmidwifery] Re
co-sleping
Hi everyone,
Ivr just done an interview with ACA this morning
about co-sleeping they are placing infra red cameras in mums bedrooms
tomorrow night to watch them co-sleeping (!!). as well as interviewing
these two mums.
They sent three young lads - the journalist
and camera/ sound guys were all young childless men- which makes me feel a
whole lot more confident - as they probably have no particular
bias.
the "other side" is going to be an Adelaide
Forensic specialist -Professor Rodger Baird - anyone know his "take" on
co-sleeping??
I made the point that I feel its an insult to
assume that a mothers body is little more than a lethal rolling pin and that
mothers are more responsive than inert cot mattresses.
There were questionsre safety/ sex life/
dependency - etc etc - it will of course
depend how they cut this -they kept trying to get me to say taht co-sleeping
was THE thing to do when actually I think all mothers need support however
they best sleep.
My interest is tho in Prof Baird - his name is
familiar but I cant remember why and being forensic I am certain he will claim
cosleeping is dangerous!!.
Pinky
