Carly Grubb publishes her first research paper

Written By Elise McMahon

Carly Grubb, Founder and Managing Director of Consumer Advocacy for Little Sparklers published her first research paper alongside Jeanine Young (Director, Little Sparklers) and Levita D’Souza. The paper, titled “Beyond the rules: an integrative review of parental perspectives on safer infant sleep in shared environments” investigates how parents perceive the infant sleep advice being given to them by doctors, therapists and organisations.

The conclusion?

“Parents need universal access to non-judgmental, neutrally-worded support that allows them to ‘prepare to share’ and employ strategies to enhance infant sleep safety wherever, and whenever it occurs.”

Read the full text here: https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/public-health/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1629678/full

References

Grubb C, Young J, Downer T and D’Souza L (2025) Beyond the rules: an integrative review of parental perspectives on safer infant sleep in shared environments. Front. Public Health 13:1629678. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2025.1629678

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