Deadly Baby Slings

The federal government is on the verge of putting out a safety warning on sling-type baby carriers.  Apparently babies have been hurt via their use and even killed, it seems via suffocation.  The entire story can be found at The Huffington Post, quoted here in part.

The government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings – those popular and fashionable infant carriers that parents strap around their chests to give the little ones a cuddle on the move.
The concern: Infants can suffocate, and at least a few have.

The head of the Consumer Product Safety Commission, Inez Tenenbaum, said Tuesday that her agency is getting ready to issue a general warning to the public, likely to go out this week, about the slings.

"We know of too many deaths in these slings and we now know the hazard scenarios for very small babies," said Tenenbaum. "So, the time has come to alert parents and caregivers."

9 March 2010

12 March 2010 Addition:  MSNBC ran an AP story on this topic today.

24 March 2010 Addition:  A recall has taken place.