The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently joined three child safety organizations at NewYork Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital to release "Safe Sleep for Babies" ~ a new crib safety video aimed at helping all new parents to avoid their babies' being suffocated, strangled, and/or and entrapped in their sleep environment. The CPSC also announced three new recalls of dangerous drop-side cribs.
The CPSC is collaborating with Keeping Babies Safe (KBS), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), New York Presbyterian/Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital, and renowned journalist and mom, Joan Lunden, to educate new and expectant parents and caregivers on crib safety while they are at the hospital or visiting their pediatrician's office. The new video demonstrates how to keep babies safe and sound in bassinets, cribs, and play yards.
In addition to this education effort, CPSC's Safe Sleep Initiative includes the development of new crib standards, warnings about drop-side cribs, infant slings, and sleep positioners, and the recall of millions of cribs in the past five years.
According to statistics, cribs are a leading cause of nursery product-related deaths. About one-third of the deaths result from structural failures of the crib from missing, loose, or detached hardware. Additionally, the majority of deaths in cribs are attributed to the presence of extra bedding in the crib, i.e., pillows and comforters.
In order to create a safe sleep environment for your baby, the video urges parents and caregivers to follow the crib safety tips below:
Please visit the CPSC's Crib Information Center for more information on Crib Safety & Recalls.
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