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Birth & Parenting News: Child Safety
Each Wednesday, my blog highlights the latest news items, research results, consumer alerts, and legislative action alerts of interest to expectant and new parents and the professionals who work in the field of maternal-infant health. Feel free to email items of interest to my attention, patty@center4cby.com.
Child Safety
Car Seats
A study published online July 5th in the Journal of Pediatrics examines hazardous use of car seats outside of a car in the US. The study authors note that when used improperly or for unintended purposes, car seats can place children at risk for injury or death. The most common causes of injury were infants falling from car seats, car seats falling from elevated surfaces, and car seats overturning on soft surfaces.
Window Safety Tips
During the summer months, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is calling for parents to use extra caution when opening windows around small children. CPSC data shows that about eight deaths occur yearly and more than 3,000 children are injured due to falls from windows. Deaths and injuries often occur when children push themselves against window screens or climb onto furniture located next to an open window. For window safety tips.