The Chicago Tribune reports, “Major manufacturers on Tuesday signed off on a proposal that would ban drop-side cribs in the United States in the wake of repeated recalls, entrapments and deaths, the Tribune has learned.” Drop-side “cribs allow parents to raise and lower one side for easy access.” However, “bad designs, missing pieces and worn-out hardware have caused the adjustable railings to separate from cribs in ways that parents often couldn’t see.” As a result, “babies’ bodies slid through the…gaps; in some cases their heads got caught and they strangled.”
From the American Association for Justice news release.
