ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- Two New York state lawmakers are calling on fellow legislators to ban the sale of a type of baby crib accessory that has been blamed for the deaths of dozens of infants. Sen.

St. Louis, Sept. 18, 2007 -- Although bumper pads are theoretically designed to prevent injury to a baby while in the crib or bassinet, the risk of accidental death or injury to an infant from using ...

It’ll be illegal to sell a crib bumper pad in Maryland starting in June due to an effort to promote safe sleeping environments for infants. For 18 months, the Maryland Department of Health and Mental ...

CHICAGO (CBS4) - A new analysis is calling into question the use of baby bumper pads in cribs. The Chicago Tribune found that the Consumer Product Safety Commission has not investigated at least 17 ...

Despite objections from the industry, Chicago on Thursday became the first city in the country to ban the sale of crib bumper pads due to concern that the popular products pose a suffocation risk to ...

Maryland became the nation's first state to propose a ban on the sale of crib bumper pads on Tuesday, with heath officials saying they pose unnecessary risks to infants.Parent Eleni Kotsis said she ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- Maryland's health department on Friday officially proposed the first statewide ban on the sale of crib bumper pads in cribs to begin next year. The proposed ban would start June ...

[V]ermont should become the third state to ban the crib accessories known as “baby bumpers,” a leading pediatric doctor told lawmakers last week. Dr. Rebecca Bell, vice president of the American ...

Maryland's Health Department is officially proposing that the first statewide ban on the sale of baby bumper pads begin next year.The department announced Friday it is proposing the ban start on June ...