How Babies Sleep, 9781804948019
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Understand baby sleep with science, and parent with confidence.
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How Babies Sleep

a factful guide to the first 365 days and nights

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    288 pages

  • Release Date

    30 March 2026

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Summary

Decoding Baby Sleep: A Science-Based Guide for New Parents

The definitive guide on baby sleep for new parents from director of the University Durham Sleep & Infancy Centre, Professor Helen L. Ball.

‘As compassionate as it is clinically rigorous … a myth-busting, parent-respecting, evidence-soaked call to rethink everything we think we know about infant sleep.’ - Guddi Singh, British Medical Journal

‘Clearly written and engaging, with really useful suggestions tha…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781804948019
ISBN-10:1804948012
Author:Professor Helen L. Ball, Helen L. Ball
Publisher:Cornerstone
Imprint:Penguin
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:288
Release Date:30 March 2026
Weight:200g
Dimensions:198mm x 129mm x 15mm
About The Author

Professor Helen L. Ball

Helen L. Ball is Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Durham Infancy & Sleep Centre, Durham University. She pioneers the translation of academic research on infant sleep into evidence for use by parents and healthcare staff via BASIS - the Baby Sleep Information Source. She serves as Associate Editor of the journal Sleep Health, Chair of the Lullaby Trust Grants Committee, and a member of the Scientific Advisory Board. In 2013 Helen received an award for Outstanding Impact in Society from the Economic and Social Research Council, and in 2018 Durham University was awarded the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for her research and outreach on parent-infant sleep.

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