Infant Nursery Furniture Injuries Increase Steadily: Study
A new study finds that about 66,000 children per year are injured due to problems with nursery products and furniture.…
A new study finds that about 66,000 children per year are injured due to problems with nursery products and furniture.…
A new study finds that many crib advertisements show infants in unsafe sleeping environments, which could increase their risk of death.…
Researchers warn that the rate of infant deaths caused by suffocation due to crib bumpers is increasing, and have called for a national crib bumper ban.…
Oeuf is recalling 14,000 cribs that could potentially entrap infants with falling slats and rails.…
A ban on baby crib bumper pads went into effect in the state of Maryland on June 21, making it the first state to outlaw the devices, which critics say serve no purpose and put infant lives at risk. …
About 12,000 Pottery Barn crib bumpers have been recalled following reports that the decorative stitching may come loose and wrap around a child’s necks, posing an entanglement and strangulation hazard to infants. …
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has banned the sale of drop side cribs, and as of the end of 2012, the design is no longer permitted in child care facilities, hotels or other public accommodations. However, the FDA indicates that it is working on a draft rule to allow the use of drop side cribs in certain settings, when medically necessary.…
About 16,700 drop-side cribs sold exclusively by J.C. Penny have been recalled due to defective drop sides, which may allow dangerous gaps to form between the side of the crib and mattress, potentially causing children to become entrapped and strangle. …
Federal regulators have approved new guidelines for toddler beds, which are designed to prevent infant deaths. …
Federal product safety officials are trying to determine whether crib bumper pads are safe, but a major newspaper is reporting that a number of infant deaths tied to crib bumper pads have gone largely uninvestigated in recent years. …