Crib bumpers- hazardous!

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!

One Response to Crib bumpers- hazardous!

  1. As lame as it sounds, I found this searching for baby stroller info. Kim

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