November 2, 2021: NCHR endorses the systematic review of WIC, an important program that aims to safeguard the health of low-income, nutritionally at-risk pregnant and postpartum women and children under the age of 5 years old.
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National Center for Health Research’s Public Comments on CPSC Forum on Crib Bumpers
February 25, 2020. Crib bumpers have no health or safety benefit and pose serious and significant risks. The National Center for Health Research urges CPSC to ban all crib bumpers.
Read More »Statement of NCHR On Behalf of Members of the Patient, Consumer and Public Health Coalition on Bumper Pads
October 2012. Members of our coalition of nonprofit organizations strongly oppose the use of ASTM International Standard (F1917-12) as a safety standard for baby bumper pads. Instead, Maryland’s proposed ban on crib bumper pads will help to protect more than 70,000 babies born in the state each year, and that is a bottom line upon which we should all agree.
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