The Consumer Product Safety Commission, American Academy of Pediatrics, and Federal Food and Drug Administration issued a joint warning on Wednesday, September 29, 2010.
The warning urges parents to avoid using devices made to keep babies sleeping on their backs. According to the warning, these devices increase instead of preventing sudden infant death syndrome. 
Sudden infant death occurs to approximately 4,500 babies annually. There are various ways parents can help reduce the rate of sudden infant death, including having babies sleep on their backs.
In response, a number of products are on the market to wedge babies into a sleeping position on their backs. Recently, however, several deaths have occurred on account of these devices.
The report was issued after the organizations reviewed about a dozen cases over as many years which involved these products including two happening recently.
While sudden infant death is often unexplained, it is a good to review with an attorney if a defective product could have contributed to such a horrible accident.
