OTTAWA—Health Canada is warning the public about the suffocation risk associated with baby nests — small, portable beds with soft, padded sides. Some baby nests are also promoted as being suitable for bed sharing, which involves placing the product in the caregiver’s bed. Health Canada says a baby nest’s soft, padded sides pose a suffocation risk. It says babies should never be left unattended in baby nests, nor should the nests be placed inside another product, such as a crib, a cradle, a bassinet or a playpen. It also says babies should never be placed on soft and uneven surfaces, such as standard beds, water beds, air mattresses, couches, futons or armchairs, all of which further increase the suffocation risk.

Source: thestar August 25, 2017 20:37 UTC