Safer Child Products

Last October, in an ongoing effort to prevent SIDS, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) made a statement that Pediatricians should Discourage the use of Crib Bumpers, stating that babies can suffocate against them, or get strangled in them. The AAP states that there is no evidence proving that bumpers prevent injury. Crib bumpers are equated with other soft bedding and toys and just don’t belong in the crib.

http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-10-18/news/ct-met-crib-bumper-warning-20111018_1_bumper-pads-pillows-or-medical-issues-crib-and-tie

For other tips on sleep safety see http://aapnews.aappublications.org/content/29/1/28.2.full