Infant Deaths Prompt Baby Sling Recall

After at least three infants died of suffocation while being carried in Infantino “SlingRider” or “Wendy Bellissimo” baby slings, the San Diego-based company issued a recall of 1 million of the products in the U.S. and 15,000 throughout Canada. Earlier this month a spokeswoman for the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) told the Associated Press, “We know of too many deaths in these slings and we now know the hazard scenarios for very small babies… So, the time has come to alert parents and caregivers.”

To read the article, visit: http://healthland.time.com/2010/03/24/infant-deaths-prompt-baby-sling-recall/#ixzz1h56c9zQP

• Choking & Strangulation