A baby could die, however, if he got his face caught against a bumper or his head tangled in a bumper pad,” Michael Goodstein, MD, told TODAY Parents. Helena Lopes / Getty Images June 22, 2021 ...

Worried about a significant uptick in infant deaths, doctors want parents to stop using crib bumpers. ... and 33% happened when a baby got wedged between the bumper and another object.

“Forty percent affect the neck or the head and that's why it's so important to have a bumper. ... ,” says Seabren Reeves, president and co-founder of Bitzy Baby.

I wouldsuggest the Breathable Baby Bumper, which is also a great idea and probably better for newborns. I am very happy with this product and highly suggest it.

A child safety bumper invented by an Altoona man won a top award last week at the 2013 Invention and New Product Exposition trade show in Pittsburgh, which is billed as the nation’s largest.