The congressdotgov passed the Safe Sleep for Babies Act this week, a law banning the manufacturing or sale of crib bumpers and inclined sleepers for infants - via healthing_ca healthing health healthnews
The Public Health Agency of Canada recommends that babies sleep in a crib, cradle or bassinet with a firm, flat surface. GETTYthis week, a law banning the manufacturing or sale of crib bumpers and inclined sleepers for infants.
When a baby falls asleep in a seated or inclined position their disproportionally heavy heads may fall forwards, making it difficult to breathe. Because their muscles aren’t very strong, they might not be able to move their heads back to a neutral position, posing a suffocation risk. Research indicates that any inclineInclined sleepers have been linked more than 1,000 incidents and 73 infant deaths,.
“The message from pediatricians has long been clear: the safest sleep environment for babies is a firm, flat, bare surface,” Moira Szilagyi, MD, PhD, FAAP, president, American Academy of Pediatrics said in a . “Despite what the science shows, crib bumpers and inclined sleepers have remained on the market and store shelves, misleading parents into thinking they are safe and leading to dozens of preventable infant deaths.”
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