Vera Joffe posted on February 06, 2012 17:32
Dear Readers: Did you know that despite the evidence that "crib bumpers" increase the chances of Sudden Infant Deaths these products are still for sale as "packages" in common stores and websites in the United States? http://lnkd.in/qYTxw6 I am concerned that the products have not been removed from the stores and that young parents are still purchasing "crib sets" that include "bumpers" which, according to research conducted suggested that increases the probability of SIDS. less
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Published online November 1, 2011 PEDIATRICS Vol. 128 No. 5 November 2011, pp. 1030-1039 (doi:10.1542/peds.2011-2284) Key Words: SIDS • sudden infant death • infant mortality • sleep position • bed-sharing • tobacco • pacifier...