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 ...

Crib bumpers can prevent your baby’s limbs from getting trapped between the crib’s slats and protect them from accidentally banging their head against its side.

I was the pregnant woman that fought the idea of bumpers being dangerous and thought that many moms were being WAY too paranoid. I needed my beautiful baby nursery, I had a reputation to uphold ...

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.

Alaback is appalled at infant bedding advertising that features a crib filled with fluffy comforters, soft baby bumpers, pillows and stuffed animals. "It's a mixed message to the consumer," she said.

And by the time a baby is older and stronger, the bumper needs to be removed to avoid the risk it will be used to climb out of the crib. The trade-off is not worth it, Hoffman said.

We have an important alert for parents, grandparents and caregivers: Consumer Reports is urging everyone to stop using inclined sleepers and crib bumpers right away. Last month, President Biden ...

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Two New York state lawmakers are calling on fellow legislators to ban the sale of a type of baby crib accessory that has been blamed for the deaths of dozens of infants since ...

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.