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• Unsafe Sleep Environments Lead to Majority of Nursery Injuries: CPSC

  September 24, 2024

  Michael Adams

  New data suggests that 523 children under five died from 2019 through 2021, due to unsafe sleep environments created by nursery products.

• Most Sudden Unexpected Infant Deaths Are Linked to Unsafe Sleeping Areas: Study

  February 23, 2024

  Katherine McDaniel

  CDC researchers say most sudden unexpected infant deaths involve co-sleeping with others, particularly adults, and sleeping in unsafe sleeping areas, such as adult beds.

• CPSC Warns 160 Children Die Every Year from Nursery Product Accidents

  September 29, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  A new CPSC reports reveals that nursery-related products like inclined sleepers and crib mattresses have been linked to hundreds of infant injuries every year as well as dozens of deaths.

• CPSC Proposes New Nursing Pillow Safety Standards Following Infant Deaths

  August 25, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  The CPSC is proposing new mandatory safety standards for nursing pillows following dozens of infant deaths and the industry's failure to set meaningful standards voluntarily.

• CPSC Approves Rules Banning Inclined Infant Sleepers and Crib Bumpers

  August 18, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  The CPSC has finalized new rules which ban the sale of inclined infant sleepers and crib bumpers in the United States.

• Nursing Pillows May Have Caused 162 Infant Deaths: NBC News Report

  August 9, 2023

  Irvin Jackson

  An NBC report found 162 infant deaths linked to the use of nursing pillows in recent years.

• Weighted Baby Blanket Risks Highlighted By American Academy of Pediatrics

  August 2, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  Pediatricians are calling on the CPSC to enact mandatory safety standards placing stringent restrictions on the ability to market weighted infant blankets and similar products as safe.

• CPSC Warns Parents to Provide Safe Sleeping Arrangements for Babies During Holiday Travel

  November 18, 2022

  Luke Tollen

  The CPSC and lawmakers met this month to issue new warnings and recommendations on providing safe sleeping spaces for infants.

• Do Not Use Infant Head-Shaped Pillows Due to Suffocation and Death Risk, FDA Warns

  November 4, 2022

  Russell Maas

  The FDA is urging parents and caregivers to stop using infant head shaping pillows due to the risks of suffocation and death.

• CPSC Infant Sleep Product Standards Now In Effect to Prevent Suffocations, Deaths

  July 5, 2022

  Russell Maas

  The new inclined sleeper standards seek to reduce the number of preventable deaths and injuries among U.S. infants.