HealthDay reports, “Infant deaths linked to crib bumpers have spiked in recent years in” the US, according to the findings of a study published online Nov. 24 in the Journal of Pediatrics. In fact, “bumper-related crib deaths tripled from 2006 to 2012, compared with other seven-year stretches over the last” 25 years. HealthDay points out that the National Institutes of Health has “come out against the use of padded crib bumpers, according to background research with the study.” Reuters also covers the story.
From the news release of the American Association for Justice.
