Module 4: Sleep and Health

Question 1

bed-sharing

Answer 1

when two or more people sleep in the same bed

Question 2

co-sleeping

Answer 2

a custom in which parents and their children (usually infants) sleep together in the same room

Question 3

immunization

Answer 3

a process that stimulates the body’s immune system by causing the production of antibodies to defend against attack by a specific contagious disease

Question 4

sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)

Answer 4

a situation in which a seemingly healthy infant, usually between 2 and 6 months old, suddenly stops breathing and dies unexpectedly while asleep