{"id":19160,"date":"2026-01-08T09:50:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T09:50:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/?p=19160"},"modified":"2026-01-08T10:35:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T10:35:20","slug":"safety-alert-on-baby-sleep-pillows-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/safety-alert-on-baby-sleep-pillows-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Safety alert on baby sleep pillows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has issued a safety alert to warn about the risks associated with baby sleep pillows.<\/p>\n<p>The safety alert advises that baby sleep pillows should not be used as they pose a risk of suffocation and increase the risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). Babies should always be placed to sleep on a firm, flat mattress, free from pillows, soft bedding or other items.<\/p>\n<p>Baby sleep pillows are sometimes marketed with claims that they can improve sleep or help prevent flat head syndrome; however, there is no evidence that they are safe for\u00a0use\u00a0and they can obstruct a baby\u2019s airway or cause overheating.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone\u00a0who cares for children are\u00a0urged to stop using baby sleep pillows\u00a0immediately\u00a0and follow safer sleep advice to reduce the risk of harm.<\/p>\n<p>Childcare providers\u00a0are\u00a0encouraged\u00a0to share the safety alert with parents and carers:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/product-safety-alerts-reports-recalls\/product-safety-alert-baby-sleep-pillows-psa8\" rel=\"noopener\">Product Safety Alert: Baby Sleep Pillows (PSA8) \u2013 GOV.UK<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has issued a safety alert to warn about the risks associated with baby sleep pillows. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":649,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19160","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news-and-updates"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-04-27 14:45:41","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19160","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/649"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19160"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19160\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19161,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19160\/revisions\/19161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19160"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19160"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.devon.gov.uk\/eycs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19160"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}