To think co-sleeping really isn't a good idea

[Sweetpeach3]

So baby number 3 is due in 2 weeks. The rules have changed every single pregnancy iv had and tbh I can never keep up to date to know right and wrong by the health professionals. One min it's okay next it's not....
but health visitor came to see me last week (new procedure is they come out before the baby is born to make sure your okay and if you have any worries) iv had the same lady for all 3 DC and tbh I did find this a help as I'm going to breast feed this time (if I can ) plus I'm now a single mum to 3 and one is disabled so her advice was well needed I don't actually feel alone as much as I first did
Dad doesn't want to know baby number 3 just the other 2 (he's a twat I know) 🤣
BUT

the newest one was your now ALLOWED to co-sleep with your baby aslong as you don't have the covers on you and the baby is lay flat???
The thought of this terrified me I personally wouldn't do this it scares the life out of me and Iv just seen an article saying newborn twins died as their mum fell asleep with them co-sleeping
AIBU to think this rule change is wrong and scary on so many levels ?

Jenpop, there has not been a rise in SIDS in recent years attributed to co-sleeping. That is false information. There was a small rise in SIDS cases in 2016, but this was "statistically insignificant" and the overall trend is still a significant decrease in cases. The potential reasons put forward to explain the 2016 increase were higher rates of maternal smoking, overheating and babies who were subject to unplanned co-sleeping such as on a chair or with bedding covering their face etc.

I am not aware of a single piece of research that has found that sleeping alone is safer for babies than co-sleeping under safe conditions (these have been discussed many times upthread so I won't bother listing them again).

www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/birthsdeathsandmarriages/deaths/bulletins/unexplaineddeathsininfancyenglandandwales/2016