This wonderful book about motherhood and navigating baby sleep is beautifully written and represents the research exceptionally well. It has just the right touch of explanation, reassurance, and science to help mothers feel confident keeping their babies close at night where they belong. -- Diana West, BA, IBCLC, - co-author of The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding and Sweet Sleep

Research shows that ‘normal’ infant sleep is not what most experts claim it to be. In fact, many of today’s sleep ‘problems’ with young babies and children predominantly occur in the developed world. In Why Your Baby’s Sleep Matters, renowned gentle parenting expert Sarah Ockwell-Smith demonstrates how nurturing babies at night helps their brain development, and covers the topics every parent of a new baby will need to know about, including naps, SIDS, night weaning, coping with your own exhaustion – and even dealing with advice and criticism from others.