Infant Fatalities Due to Defective Cribs
It's hard to think that a crib manufacturer could be the reason that someone; some mother loses their child, but it happens all the time. And as reported by several personal injury attorneys instances of infant fatalities due to defective products have increased over 20% in the last 10 years. There have been some who have lost their children due to this. What are some of those instances? Well, we hate to be the bearer of bad news, but you just as well need to know about them.
The first is that kids have smothered due to some of the mattresses. Due to enhanced features on the mattress, it has risked the lives of some infants. The mothers have gone to the crib to find them dead. What a horrible way to find an infant.
Then there has been some where things don't latch in place like they should. The infant has fallen out of the crib. Due to how hard they have hit, the child had died. Now, how tragic is that? That is why to keep things like these two examples from happening, there are standards that a crib has to pass.
If they do pass a test and then they find that there are problems, they have to recall the crib. When the crib is recalled, you can take yours back for a new one free of charge. Remember to keep your ears out so that you can get the best for your infant so they are not another fatality.