Pediatricians and parents who advocate for safe sleep hope these efforts will give parents more guidance and make sure that products are as safe as possible for babies, especially in a market where some infant items are unregulated or have slipped through regulatory cracks. The updated recommendations closely follow a new federal law that bans the sale of crib bumpers and infant sleepers with an incline greater than 10 degrees, new federal standards for infant sleep products set by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), which went into effect last week, and a new safety commission standard for crib mattresses and play yards, which goes into effect this fall. The guidelines also repeat previous advice that infants should sleep in the same room - but not the same bed - as their caregivers. The organization also encourages parents to put babies to sleep on a flat, non-inclined sleep surface, a nod to the popularity of the inclined sleepers that have led to at least 94 deaths over the past 10 years. These products have grown in popularity since the AAP last published recommendations in 2016. Last week, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) released updated safe sleep recommendations, which, for the first time, discourage using products like weighted swaddles and weighted sleep sacks, as well as home cardiorespiratory monitors. Now, a flurry of national efforts aims to raise awareness of the risks posed by some of these items, and to crack down on potentially dangerous products. Subscribe today!įor years, sleep-deprived parents have been inundated with ads for infant sleep products that promised improved sleep for babies, less fussiness and success in “easing the transition from the womb to the world.” Many of these products are available in stores and online despite concerns from pediatricians that they are unsafe for infants. Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Early Childhood newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about early learning.
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