Dave Taylor, a Boulder, Colo. father of three school - age kids, is one of the growing number of people who ignored pediatricians»
warnings against bed - sharing as a way to reduce Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or SIDS.
Doctors and experts that
warn against bed - sharing recommend using a bassinet or co-sleeper very close to the mother's bed, so that their needs can easily be perceived and met, but their sleep is in a protected environment.
Not exact matches
To U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission See also: REVIEW OF NUMEROUS SIDS STUDIES THROUGH 2005 September 30, 1999 Ann Brown U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Office of Information and Public Affairs Washington, DC 20207 Dear Ann Brown, Your
warning against placing infants in adult
beds is highly erroneous, irresponsible, and will lead...
They also
warn against giving children milk or juice in a cup before
bed due to tooth decay concerns.
In May 1999, the Consumer Product Safety Commission [CPSC] released a
warning against cosleeping or putting babies to sleep on adult
beds that was based on a study of death reports of children under the age of two who had died from 1980 to 1997.
The CPSC has issued a
warning against using them and other soft surfaces, stating that infants should never be placed on air
beds, water
beds, and
beds not designed for babies» use.
Your
warning against placing infants in adult
beds is highly erroneous, irresponsible, and will lead to increases in the number of U.S. infant deaths each year.
Then there was the lawsuit
against the maker of dormitory loft
beds for failing to
warn college students of the danger of falling.