While more parents were cuddling up with their infants compared to earlier years , despite the known health risks , the researchers did discover that parents would listen to their pediatricians if they were warned about the dangers of the practice . Dangers of bed sharing include SIDS , accidental suffocation , getting trapped . 7 % of infants shared a bed with their caregivers in 1993 , up from 14 % in 2010 . Trend is strongest among African-American infants and their parents .
Dangers of bed sharing include SIDS , accidental suffocation , getting trapped . 7 % of infants shared a bed with their caregivers in 1993 , up from 14 % in 2010 . Trend is strongest among African-American infants and their parents .