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Baby Carrier Recalls. Baby Carrier Warnings

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.