Crib bumper pads a risk for sleeping babies
October 21, 2011
Once thought to protect babies from injury, bumper pads on cribs may lead to suffocation, according to new guidelines for sleeping babies released on Tuesday.
The American Academy of Pediatrics said cribs should not be lined with the protective cushion and said there is no evidence the bumper pads prevent injuries.
The bumper pad guideline is among a few major additions to the recommendations list since the group's last statement on sudden infant deaths in 2005.
Immunizing all infants and breast-feeding are other notable additions, the group said.
According to the report, evidence suggests that immunization reduces the risk of sudden infant death syndrome by 50 percent.
Health effects from breast-feeding also help protect infants from sleep-related death, the report said.
The American Academy of Pediatrics first said in 1992 that infants should be placed in a non-prone position for sleeping to curb sudden infant deaths.

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