CPSC Issues Caution To Parents Relating To Sling Baby Carriers



As many of you have probably already heard, the CPSC has issued a warning to caregivers and how they manage their newborns in their baby sling. |A little over a week ago, the CPSC issued a notice for parents to use prudence while handling their newborns in infant slings.

The agency warned parents to "be cautious when using infant slings for babies younger than four months of age." It also urged parents of preemies, twins, babies in fragile health and those of low weights to use extra care and take up with their pediatricians about utilizing slings. "We know of too many deaths in these slings and we now know the hazard scenarios for very small babies," said CPSC chair Inez Tenenbaum.

The CPSC is looking into at least 14 deaths over the past 20 years affiliated with sling-style newborn carriers, including three in 2009. Infants younger than four months are the highest risk factor as 12 deaths involving baby slings over the past 20 years involve babies in this age group. Many of the babies who died in slings were either a low birth weight twin, were born prematurely, or had breathing issues.

Slings can pose two distinct types of suffocation hazards to newborns. In the first several months of life, infants cannot control their heads because their neck muscles are not yet sufficiently developed. The baby sling carrier material could press against the infant's nose and mouth, blocking the baby's breathing and rapidly suffocating a little one within a minute or two. Also, keeping your child in a curled position is asking for trouble. This restricts the airway by bending the chin towards their chest and can impede the oxygen supply. Children have been known to suffocate this way as they are not able to cry for help. The CPSC recommends that parents and caregivers make certain the baby's face is not covered and may be seen at all times by the sling's wearer. In short, please be careful before using your baby sling and read the directions!

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