NJ Parents: Weighted Baby Items Yanked Over Breathing Concerns
A warning to New Jersey: Five major retailers have removed weighted baby blankets, sleep onesies, and other weighted baby apparel over breathing concerns.
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A warning to New Jersey: Five major retailers have removed weighted baby blankets, sleep onesies, and other weighted baby apparel over breathing concerns.
Retail giants Amazon and Walmart, among others, have stopped selling weighted infant sleep products over safety fears.
Medical experts and federal regulators have argued that the weighted infant sleepwear poses a health risk to babies, while some companies selling the products claim they help babies fall asleep.
Pediatric health experts and lawmakers alike are concerned about the safety of weighted infant sleepwear.
Following safety warnings, retailers including Target and Walmart have ceased sales of potentially hazardous weighted baby products.