A new study from the UAB Department of Pediatrics shows that national magazine advertisements and manufacturers of infant cribs continue to depict unsafe sleep environments, despite longtime guidelines established by the American Academy of Pediatrics to protect against SIDS and other sleep-related deaths.

The study published in Pediatrics, “Safe Sleep Guideline Adherence in Nationwide Marketing of Infant Cribs and Products,” analyzed 1,758 crib advertisements and 1,893 print magazine advertisements from 1992, 2010 and 2015.

Investigators on the study include Brad Troxler, M.D., assistant professor and director of the UAB Pediatric Pulmonary Center , Matthew Kreth, M.D., former fellow in UAB’s Department of Pediatrics; Tammy Shikany, RT, respiratory therapist in the UAB PPC; and Claire Lenker, LICSW, CCM, clinical social worker in the UAB PPC. 

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