Cribsheet: A Data‐Driven Guide to Better, More Relaxed Parenting, from Birth to Preschool by Emily Oster (Penguin Press, New York, 2019), pp. 352

To help the new parent navigate the overwhelming amount of often conflicting advice on sleep techniques, Oster undertakes a literature review of the various techniques. An important topic that Oster takes some time to delve into is sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). (p. 115) From that starting point, Oster carefully walks the reader through the evolution of evidence that underpins current recommendations for avoiding SIDS. Oster tackles spurious correlations head on, as economists often do. [Extracted from the article]