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Your Used Crib Could be Deadly!

An unsafe used crib could be very dangerous for your baby!

Each year about 50 babies suffocate or strangle when they become trapped between broken crib parts or in cribs with older, unsafe designs.

A safe crib is the best place to put your baby to sleep. Look for a crib with a certification seal showing that it meets the following national safety standards.

If your crib does not meet these guidelines, destroy it and replace it with a safe crib!

A safe crib has:

• No missing, loose, broken, or improperly installed screws, brackets, or other hardware on the crib or the mattress support.
  
• No more than 2 3/8 inches between crib slats so a baby's body cannot fit through the slats.
  
• A firm, snug-fitting mattress so a baby cannot get trapped between the mattress and the side of the crib.
  
• No corner posts over 1 / 16 of an inch above the end panels (unless they are over 16" high for a canopy) so a baby cannot catch its clothing and strangle.
  
• No cutout areas on the headboard or footboard where a baby's head can get trapped.
  
• A mattress support that does not easily pull apart from the comer posts so a baby cannot get trapped between the mattress and the crib.
  
• No cracked or peeling paint, to prevent lead poisoning.
  
• No splinters or rough edges.

This message brought to you by:
American Academy of Pediatrics
Consumer Federation of America
The Danny Foundation
Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association
Maternal & Child Health Bureau,
Health Resources and Services Administration
National SAFE KIDS Campaign
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission

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