Safety Alert – Baby Sleep Pillows

Safety Alert – Baby Sleep Pillows

The Office for Product Safety and Standards has instructed businesses to remove unsafe products from the market and not to sell or market pillows for babies under one. But many of these sleep pillows are already in families’ homes. And, some are still available to buy online with misleading information that encourages unsafe sleep practices. Product Safety Alert: Baby Sleep Pillows (PSA8) – GOV.UK

Please help to spread the message that these products are dangerous and should never be used for babies under one.

Why are they so dangerous?

These soft pillows and cushions are often marketed for baby sleep or as somewhere for a baby to be left unsupervised. But this can cause suffocation or overheating, and the baby might even die.

Suffocation – the soft, squishy material can cover a baby’s nose or mouth if they are pressed up against it, causing the baby to suffocate. There would be no sound or warning that the baby is in trouble.

Overheating – the baby’s head can sink into the soft material, stopping heat from escaping. Overheating increases the risk of SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome).

That’s why the Office for Product Safety and Standards has issued a Safety Alert warning parents and carers to stop using these products for babies under one.

Learn More here – Parents warned about deadly baby sleep pillows