On 10/19/04 8:38 AM, "Judith Hayman" <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:

>> (This warning about the dangers of co-sleeping came from the CPSC - the
>> Consumer Product Safety Commission - who manufacture cribs.)
>>
>
> I regret to note that the comment "who manufacture cribs" is incorrect.
> The CPSC does not make anything except reports on the safety of products
> that are produced or distributed or sold.  They are a government agency.
>
> That doesn't mean I disagree with the post otherwise.  James McKenna has
> reviewed the co-sleeping information from CPSC in great detail for what
> is reliable and what is not.  I am convinced that the recommendation
> (that babies should only sleep in cribs) is quite unreliable.
>
> Sorry if this has been covered by someone else.

I can see how the confusion came about - the most recent
infants-in-adult-beds safety campaign launched by the CPSC was done jointly
with the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association.

-- Jodine Chase

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