President Barack Obama's Iowa state fair to-do list: Check out Butter Cow, see if this chocolate moose thing is real, but stay away from the fried Twinkies and the bumper cars. Obama launched a ...

After Beth Alaback gave birth to her second son, she noticed he liked to snuggle against the baby bumpers around the crib. When she mentioned this to her son's pediatrician, the doctor warned that ...

The baby’s face was pinned against the mattress. The new parents were terrified. On the advice of their pediatrician, they had no bumper in the crib. While the American Academy of Pediatrics ...

Sharfstein says the number of cases is small and manufacturers tried to convince him that the bumpers are safe. Since 2001, Maryland has seen one confirmed baby bumper death and nine asphyxiation ...

Maryland's Department of Heath and Mental Hygiene said Friday that after 18 months of investigating, it plans to ban the sale of hazardous baby bumper pads in the state starting June 21.The ...

Flip through a popular children's furniture catalog and you'll find baby cribs with bumpers — a padded piece of fabric that ties around the wooden slats, making the crib look cozy and cute.

A spokesman for the UK cot death charity, the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths, said its advice is that baby bumpers are not necessary. ‘They don’t serve any useful purpose and they ...

Shane Hershey, of Altoona, invented the “Zoester,” a baby bumper that velcros to a sofa or recliner. The project is co-developed and co-patented by Warners Innovative Solutions Inc. of Altoona ...

said the safest place for a baby to sleep was on their back. “On a firm, flat surface that is designed specifically for an infant without any soft bedding, which is bumpers, blankets ...

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 ... to ban the sale of crib bumper pads in New York state.