According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, they are preparing to issue a warning about baby slings before the end of the week.
Baby slings are carriers that allow parents to keep their infants strapped close to their chest. Although they may look safe – they may not be.
According to Associated Press, these cuddly slings will soon be the subject of a government safety warning due to the fact that infants carried in these slings could potentially be suffocated.
According to Inez Tannenbaum, head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, they know of too many deaths in these slings and the hazard for very small babies is real.
No particular sling was named however Consumer Reports expressed concerns back in 2008.
Consumer Product Safety Commission links to recalls of the “Ellaroo” which was recalled in September of 2009, the Infantino recalled in 2007 and the Maya Wrap recalled as early as 2001.
Consumer Reports expressed concerns about Infantino’s Sling Rider, a “bag-style” sling that cradles the baby in a curved position. Safety advocates frown on this “C-like” hold because it can cause a young baby’s head to flop forward and restrict the baby’s breathing ability.
Associated Press said that a baby could turn toward a parent’s chest or belly while in the carrier and actually smother. Although the Slingrider was recalled in 2007 due to problems with the plastic sliders on the strap, there have been no recalls because of a suffocation risk.
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Comments
I wore my child in a sling from early infancy. Slings aren't something you put your baby in like a purse and then don't pay attention to. It's like anything else, a parent wearing a sling, carrying a baby in a car seat carrier, putting them in a stroller, putting them in a crib, or doing anything else a parent does with a baby needs to pay attention and protect the baby. Making sure your baby can breathe is just basic parenting.
amen to the first comment. i was leaving costco today when the door checker said something about my moby wrap. i appreciate the concern but 12 foot long pieces of fabric arent maliciously running around suffocating newborns. sounds like an end user problem to me. why is common sense so dead in this time and place. i dont know about other mothers but i'm constantly checking on my child while she is in the wrap because she is so close to me, kissing and touching her.
You don't ignore a baby once you put your child in a sling. I used a Maya wrap from 1998 to 2000 to carry my son, and I was always aware of his position. Women have been using slings for centuries, and somehow the human race has managed to survive. It's like any other device you use for your child; it requires supervision.
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