Baby Sling Deaths Caused by Suffocation Cause CPSC Warning

The CPSC plans on releasing a warning statement later on this week to alert parents and other consumers about the dangers of baby slings.

So far in the past 11 years there have been seven infant deaths that have been directly linked to suffocation in a baby sling.  Two of the deaths have been in the past year and have consisted of a 6 day old in Oregon and a 7 week old in Philadelphia who both suffocated to death.  In both cases that occured the parents did not know that the baby was dead until they went to take the baby out of the baby sling. 

There have been additional cases where children have died while in baby slings a few years ago but it was ruled as Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and was not considered as directly linked to the baby sling. 

The CPSC has decided that it is time to alert parents of the possible dangers associated with the use of baby slings considering there is not a proper warning alerting consumers of the possibility of suffocation with regular use.

In addition to the general danger of suffocation with baby slings in 2007 there was a recall issued for the Infantano SlingRider baby sling which was recalled for the straps breaking causing the danger of the child falling to the floor possibly to his/her death. One infant suffered a skull fracture. 

Unlike the Infantano baby sling recall of 2007 the CPSC did not say whether or not there was a specific list of baby slings that a warning is going to be issued for or if it will be all baby slings in general.

To speak with a child injury lawyer regarding your child suffocating or being injured in any other way by a baby sling call 800.976.4904 to speak with Frank J. Dito Staten Island child injury lawyer.  Speaking with a lawyer will help you understand what your rights are against the manufacturer of the defective or dangerous product.