Baby sleep experts at Durham University surveyed 1,470 parents of babies less than a year old and found that almost nine out of ten of them bought a sling or carrier online.

Unsafe use of baby slings has been linked to accidental deaths from suffocation or falls

There are two key risks involved with using the devices

Baby sleep experts at Durham University surveyed 1,470 parents of babies less than a year old and found that almost nine out of ten of them bought a sling or carrier online.

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