Health Professionals Warn Against Using Weighted Baby Sleep Products

Even though weighted blankets and other weighted baby sleep products are currently for sale, health professionals say they're dangerous and urge against using them."One of the risks is suffocation as babies can get trapped under the weight of the blanket and not be able to breathe or get enough air," Dr. Wanda Abreu, a pediatrician, told CTV News Toronto.

"The weight on their chest, ribcage and abdomen can limit the ability for them to move the muscles required for breathing and this can lead to asphyxiation," said Abreu. However, the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the U.S. said there has been at least one infant death involving a weighted product.

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