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The Consumer Product Safety Commission is preparing a safety warning about baby slings, which can potentially pose a suffocation risk for infants, according to the Associated Press. The warning comes as a result of the fact that several infants have died in the fabric carriers, likely due to the fact that they fell into a position that limited their ability to breathe. As Inez Tenenbaum, a spokeswoman for the safety commission, told the AP:
“We know of too many deaths in these slings and we now know the hazard scenarios for very small babies… So, the time has come to alert parents and caregivers.”
Read the full AP story here.