FDA on Sleep Positioners
Posted on: October 24, 2011
The FDA continues to talk about the dangers of sleep positioners and other products that make specific claims to “prevent SIDS”. At first glance, it seems like an over-reaction to a small number of accidental suffocation deaths – 13. However, the number is actually much higher. Unfortunately, many babies die with unsafe products like bumpers and positioners in the crib with them, but those deaths are not reported to the Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) or the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) because the product has been considered “normal” in the babies crib environment.
Despite the warnings, many parents continue to use these dangerous comforts. Many parents equate “softness” with “comfort” and inadvertently put their babies at risk.
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