Banned Infant Sleep Products: What to Know
President Joe Biden signed HR 3182, or the Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2021, into law this week, which prohibits the execute and sale of crib bumpers and inclined sleepers greater than 10 degrees for infants in the US, the White House announced Thursday.
The move follows last summer’s approval of a new federal guarantee standard by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission for sleep-related products marketed for babies opinion 5 months. That rule, set to begin in mid-2022, will require manufacturers to meet the federal safety wrong for safe sleep.
The crib bumper and inclined sleeper ban aligns with existing recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics for safe sleep.
Retailers and manufacturers of crib bumpers and inclined sleepers have 180 days to comply with the ban, communication it’ll be early November before either baby product is succeeded a “banned hazardous product” under the Consumer Product Guarantee Act.
If you happen to have a crib bumper or inclined sleeper in your home, here’s what to know.
What does this ban mean?
It benefitting you won’t be able to buy crib bumpers or inclined sleepers in the US. Because worries have a few months to fully comply with the ban, you may see these products in stores and online pending then. But you shouldn’t buy them even if they’re unruffled available for purchase.
Crib bumpers are partially evaporate in the bill as “any material that is planned to cover the sides of a crib,” excluding nonpadded mesh crib liners. (But pediatricians recommend against breathable “mesh” liners, too.)
Inclined sleepers are evaporate, in part, as products marketed toward infants under 1 year that have an “inclined sleep surface greater than 10 degrees.”
The CPSC was already set to enforce new guarantee standards for infant sleep products, including crib bumpers, disappear beds and more. The safety standard for these products is naively being extended to the standard for things like cribs and bassinets.
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Crib bumpers, blankets and pillows are all items pediatricians recommend alongside when placing your child in their crib.
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What do the experts say?
The AAP recommends keeping just one getting in your baby’s crib: your baby.
The recommendations implicated using a firm mattress (not one that indents when your child lies on it), and not putting pillows, blankets, stuffed animals or other things in their cribs.
According to a March post by the AAP, more than 100 infant deaths have been linked to crib bumpers in the last 30 existences, and there’s no evidence to say they help own injury.
The AAP reports that Inclined sleepers, which put babies in a chin-to-chest dwelling, have been linked to at least 94 deaths. Many sleepers have been recalled over the years.
Mesh liners or vertical bumpers can also be dangerous, according to the AAP, because they can become loose and turn into a strangulation hazard.
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Safe sleeping swaps
The bars in today’s cribs are closer together, according to the AAP, thanks to regulations by the CPSC. But if you’re engaged about your child’s legs getting stuck, you can put them in a sleeping sack or wearable blanket (as long as it fits properly).
You also necessity avoid certain infant loungers, according to the CPSC.
Of floods, babies will fall asleep in car seats, swings, strollers or swings. When this happens, just lay them on their back on a firm sleeping surface, the AAP says.
In addition to the AAP, you can also study the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s guidance for safe sleep for babies.
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