sleep positioner

Each year, about 3,400 infants in the U.S. die unexpectedly during sleep. We’re joining our friends at Prevent Child Injury on social media this week to share some of our #SafeSleep tips and products to avoid. Reducing Risk: ABCs of… Read More

A recent report from Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System released data from 2015 which measured how moms chose to put their babies to sleep. The report, which is available here, shows some areas of improvement surrounding infant sleep, including a… Read More

Safe sleep messaging can be overwhelming for new parents, especially considering the number and variety of products available on store shelves. However, Sudden Unexpected Infant Death (SUID) remains the leading cause of preventable death among infants 0-1. In fact, incidence… Read More

Grandparents are one of the greatest resources when it comes to keeping their grandchildren safe. They can make invaluable partners to busy parents by taking the time to search the products their grandchildren use for recalls and safety concerns. Below,… Read More

Cribs are possibly the most important investment a parent can make in their child’s safety. Cribs are the only product that a parent is meant to leave their child in alone and unsupervised. In America, there is a huge market… Read More

Lots of injury statistics coming out of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) this week. First, be sure and check out their new infographic. (PDF)  A child died every two weeks in 2011 from furniture, TV and appliance tip-overs. … Read More

In early 2002, 2 month old Andy died when he suffocated on the sleep positioner in his crib.  His parents joined with KID to alert parents to the dangers of these unnecessary products. Then, in April 2010, Preston died the… Read More

Kids In Danger has worked since our founding to improve children’s product safety.  Much of the focus has been on sleep environments – the one place babies are left unattended and the subject of a multitude of recalls for dangerous… Read More

This weekend, KID honors the memory of Andy Sage. Andy suffocated on a sleep positioner in January 2002. Since then, his parents have been committed to warning others of the dangers of this product. Just last year, CPSC and FDA… Read More

CPSC, FDA, AAP and KID all say — don’t use sleep positioners. They are an unnecessary risk and provide no safety protection. CPSC cited 12 deaths, including 2 this year, in issuing the warning.