The National SAFE KIDS Campaign, the Danny Foundation, Kids in Danger and CPSC will also distribute the Babies "R" Us pamphlets. This effort represents Phase II of the CPSC's drive to alert consumers to the hidden hazards of placing babies on adult beds. Phase I was the release, on May 3, 2002, of CPSC data on these hazards. The CPSC has reports of more than 100 deaths of children under age 2, most from suffocation, associated with features of adult beds. These deaths occurred from January 1, 1999 to December 31, 2001 and involved an entrapment, a fall, or a situation in which bedding or the position of the child was related to the death. Nearly all of the children, 98%, were babies under 1 year old.

Always place your baby to sleep on his or her back to reduce the risk of SIDS.

Wherever your baby sleeps should be as safe as possible. Babies placed on adult beds risk suffocation from several hidden hazards such as:

- Entrapment between the bed and wall.

- Entrapment involving the bed frame, headboard or footboard.

- Falls from adult beds onto piles of clothing, plastic bags, or other soft materials resulting in suffocation.

- Suffocation in soft bedding (such as pillows, thick quilts and comforters).

- To reduce the risk of suffocation, remove all soft bedding such as pillows, thick quilts, comforters, sheepskins and other pillow-like soft products before placing your baby to sleep.

- When using a crib, make sure it meets current safety standards, has a firm, tight-fitting mattress and tight-fitting bottom sheet.

- When using a portable crib or play yard, be sure to use only the mattress or pad provided by the manufacturer.

Please exercise extreme caution with Quilts and Comforters in cribs and follow the above guidelines.!!