Experts raise safety concerns about cardboard baby boxes
No evidence that they help cut cot deaths or meet safety regulations
our response
The Lullaby Trust urges caution in response to RCM’s call for a universal baby box scheme
While we recognise that the aim of some of the baby box schemes is to reduce inequality, the concerns we raised last year about baby boxes remain valid.
Our response to today’s article on car seats
There has been some coverage in the news of an incident regarding a baby who had been travelling in a car seat. Here is our response and safety advice
Are cardboard baby boxes safe for a sleeping baby?
Our advice to parents who are considering the use of a baby box as a sleeping place for their baby.
We welcome the Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill introduced to Parliament
A new bill offering statutory paid leave to employed parents who have lost a child was proposed in Parliament yesterday (19 July 2017).
The Lullaby Trust’s statement regarding new research on car seats
A new study has been published today which looks at newborn babies in car seats.
Parents should remove cot bumpers
The Lullaby Trust recommends all parents remove cot bumpers following a new study showing the number of infant deaths and injuries attributed to cot bumpers in the USA has spiked significantly in recent years.