BABY SLINGS COULD CAUSE INFANT DEATH
Parents and caregivers of newborns should be aware that sling-style infant carriers may be dangerous. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said it has investigated at least thirteen deaths associated with the sling-style carriers over the last twenty years, including three deaths in 2009.
According to the CPSC, the babies who died in slings were a low birth weight twin, were born prematurely, or had a cold.
The CPSC advised that slings can pose a suffocation hazard in the following ways:
* A sling's fabric can press against a baby's nose and mouth obstructing the baby's airway or
* A baby with insufficient neck control could flop its head forward resting its chin on its chest in a C-shaped carrier restricting the baby's ability to breathe.
If you are a parent or caregiver of a newborn, please consider the warning from the CPSC regarding infant carriers.
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