TY - JOUR T1 - Parent–infant room-sharing is complex and important for breastfeeding JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs DO - 10.1136/eb-2017-102801 SP - ebnurs-2017-102801 AU - Kristin P Tully AU - Catherine S Sullivan Y1 - 2017/12/06 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/early/2017/12/06/eb-2017-102801.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Paul IM, Hohman EE, Loken E, et al. Motherinfant room-sharing and sleep outcomes in the INSIGHT study. Pediatrics 2017;140:e20170122.Solitary infant sleep and early consolidation of infant sleep are not biologically appropriate.In practice, judgement around infant sleep may create stigma and limit productive patient-provider engagement, a trademark of family-centred care.Effective communication of risk reduction strategies for night-time parenting is vital.Sleep research with biological measures integrated with observations, actigraphy and qualitative data is needed.Night-time parenting is a critical part of life that is understudied. The need to improve the evidence base for health recommendations so that parents have improved opportunity for informed decision-making is urgent. Currently, too little attention is paid to safe postpartum interactions. Mothers are cautious about reporting issues such as infant sleep in clinical visits.1 Fear-based messaging about infant sleep locations can … ER -