Thousands of infants are injured seriously enough to require treatment in hospital emergency rooms. Make sure there is no soft bedding underneath your baby. Never place your infant to sleep on an adult bed, water, or bunk bed. Infants up to 18 months can suffocate in their sleep when their bodies or faces become wedged between the mattress and bed frame or the mattress and wall. Never put a crib, child bed, or furniture near window blinds or drapery.
Children can strangle on window cords or can fall through screens.
If local fire codes permit window guards, install them. Make sure that all drapery or window blind cords are out of the child's reach. Never use strings to hang any object, such as a mobile or a to or a diaper bag, on or near the crib where a child could become caught in it and strangle. Remove bibs and necklaces whenever you put your baby in crib or playpen. Always lock the side rail in its raised position whenever you place your child in the crib.