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Reuters: Crib bumpers can do more harm than good
Excerpt:
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Soft bumpers meant to prevent babies from bumping or trapping their heads against the hard bars of a crib can strangle or suffocate the infants, U.S. researchers cautioned on Tuesday.
They found reports of at least 27 babies and toddlers aged up to 2 who were strangled or suffocated by bumper pads and another 25 injuries over a 20-year period.
And we thought we were onto a bargain when we got ours thrown in with the baby cot!
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