Mattresses, bedding and SIDS

San Marcos, CA October 1, 2003 -- Despite the exhaustive efforts of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the American Academy of Pediatrics and various SIDS organizations to warn the public to it's dangers, soft bedding is still regularly used in cribs. According to the CPSC, parents across the country continue to unwittingly endanger their child's safety, resulting in an estimated 900 infant deaths per year, by failing to recognize the potential hazards associated with loose blankets, overstuffed bumper pads, crib comforters, and other soft bedding items.The risk is unnecessary and the solution is practically old-fashioned in Europe – and now lauded by many U.S. pediatricians and health experts. A California based website, www.babyinabag.com, addresses the soft bedding issue by offering infant and toddler "sleep sacks" as a safer alternative to traditional blankets. Sleep sacks have been used extensively in Europe for the last thirty years."This is really safe," states Christine Dearden, a pediatric nurse, as she zips up her 10-month old son Ethan in his sleep sack.....

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Standard crib bedding now found to be hazardous to infants- Soft bedding may be responsible for as many as one-third of baby deaths mistakenly attributed to SIDS


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