Crib hardware must have anti loosening devices to keep it from coming loose or falling off.
Child crib safety standards.
Mattress supports must be more durable.
Beginning december 28 2012 any crib used by child care facilities including family child care homes must meet the new federal requirements.
Remove pillows quilts comforters stuffed toys and other soft products from the crib.
Crib safety the safest place for an infant or child to sleep is in a fully functional properly assembled jpma certified.
Crib bassinet cradle play yard or toddler bed.
As the baby grows adjustable highs allow you to move mattress lower to prevent him from climbing rolling or falling out of the crib.
Astm f1169 19 specifies performance requirements and test procedures to determine the structural integrity of full size cribs.
Safety testing must become more rigorous.
Make sure there are no gaps larger than two fingers between the sides of the crib and the mattress.
Crib sides should be at least 26 inches higher than a mattress.
Keep baby safe from suffocation and strangulation by making sure that the crib sheet fits snugly on the crib mattress.
The full size baby crib standard currently incorporates astm f1169 19 standard consumer safety specification for full size baby cribs approved on march 15 2019 as the mandatory cpsc standard.
So the ability to set it high for a newborn saves you a lot of troubles.
Soft bedding may be hazardous to babies bare is best.
With any crib bassinet or play yard follow a few simple rules to keep babies sleeping safely.