Many parents will soon hear from their pediatricians that bumper pads should not be used in cribs because babies can suffocate against or be strangled by the popular bedding product. The American ...

Baby crib bumpers that were sold online are being recalled because they violate a federal ban on padded bumper pads, according to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. The CPSC said the recall ...

Maryland's statewide ban on the sale of crib bumper pads takes effect Friday.The Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said the ban is intended to help educate parents about safe sleep ...

St. Louis, Sept. 18, 2007 -- Although bumper pads are theoretically designed to prevent injury to a baby while in the crib or bassinet, the risk of accidental death or injury to an infant from using ...

Maryland became the nation's first state to propose a ban on the sale of crib bumper pads on Tuesday, with heath officials saying they pose unnecessary risks to infants.Parent Eleni Kotsis said she ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- Illinois lawmakers are again considering a ban on crib bumper pads along with a proposal to set state safety standards for the product. The (Springfield) State Journal-Register ...

CHICAGO (CBS4) - A new analysis is calling into question the use of baby bumper pads in cribs. The Chicago Tribune found that the Consumer Product Safety Commission has not investigated at least 17 ...

Chicago could become the first city in the country to ban the sale of crib bumper pads if the City Council approves an ordinance introduced Wednesday. Ald. James Balcer, 11th, and George Cardenas, ...

Crib or bassinet bumper pads, which are intended to protect infants from injuring themselves on sharp edges, can actually be dangerous, finds a new study conducted by pediatric researchers at ...

Despite objections from the industry, Chicago on Thursday became the first city in the country to ban the sale of crib bumper pads due to concern that the popular products pose a suffocation risk to ...

Although bumper pads are theoretically designed to prevent injury to a baby while in the crib or bassinet, the risk of accidental death or injury to an infant from using them outweighs their possible ...