In plain words
An inclined sleeper is a baby product with a sloped or angled sleep surface. Some have straps, and some are sold as sleepers, loungers, or rockers. Parents sometimes use them because the baby seems calmer or because of . But the incline can let a baby's head fall forward and make breathing harder, and soft surfaces add risk. The American Academy of Pediatrics advises that babies sleep on a firm, flat surface, alone, on their backs. In the United States, a 2022 federal law banned the sale of inclined sleepers for infants. A product that is marketed as a sleeper is not made for . A gift or a registry item can still be in a home, so it helps to know the difference. Ask your pediatrician about safe sleep options for your baby.
The deeper version
Inclined sleepers place an infant on a sloped surface, which can allow the chin to flex toward the chest and compromise the airway. The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has reported infant deaths associated with these products, most often involving soft or sloped surfaces and straps. The AAP's updated safe sleep recommendations (Moon and colleagues, Pediatrics, 2022) call for a firm, flat, separate sleep surface with no soft bedding, and for infants to sleep on their backs. The Safe Sleep for Babies Act of 2022 restricted the sale of inclined sleepers and related products. Controversy persists mainly over how to distinguish products marketed for sleep from those marketed for other uses.
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Sources
- Moon RY et al. — SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Updated 2022 Recommendations for Safe Sleeping. Pediatrics, 2022
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission — Infant sleep product safety reports and recalls