BOSTON, Mass. — Consumer protection advocates say air mattresses are not for babies.
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission tweeted a reminder Monday for people to never place a child younger than 15 months to sleep on an air mattress.
According to their PSA, the CPSC has received reports of 40 infant suffocation deaths within the last five years due to infants being placed to sleep on inflatable mattresses.
According to the Safe to Sleep campaign, promoted by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NIH), a baby should always be placed to sleep on a firm surface inside a safety approved crib.
The public education campaign also advises people that babies should not sleep in an adult bed, on a couch or on a chair alone, with the parents or anyone else.
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Additionally, both the CPSC and the NIH caution parents to keep soft objects, toys and loose bedding out of the baby's crib as well as keeping anything from covering the baby's head. Infants should also be placed on their backs for both naps as well as during the night.
Never put a child 15 months old or younger to sleep on an air mattress #SafeToSleep pic.twitter.com/1mHufwMNqk
— US Consumer Product Safety Commission (@USCPSC) May 7, 2017
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