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Today, February 28, 2008, 24,000 cribs were recalled which were made in Indonesia. They have faulty railings, with brackets which don’t allow the mattresses to be fully lowered. That means there is less vertical space between the mattress top and the railing top. A baby could climb over and fall.

The cribs were imported by Munire Furniture, Inc., a New Jersey-based company which makes furniture for babies, children and teenagers. They have stores in a dozen or so locations. This recall includes cribs called Majestic Curved Top, Majestic Flat Top, Essex, Brighton/Sussex, and Captiva, with different model numbers. They were sold between November, 2005 and November, 2007.

Although as yet no deaths or injuries have been reported caused by these cribs, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has been looking into deaths of children in cribs in general, caused by what is in the crib. Between 2002 and 2004, 241 children below the age of five died in their crib. Soft bedding seems to be the main culprit, as it suffocates a baby who lies face down on it. Soft bedding has also caused deaths for children in playpens.

Ill-fitting mattresses are another culprit – the baby can become trapped and suffocate. Nor should old broken cribs be used, or any crib with a gap between the crib and the sides of the mattress more than two fingers wide.

If your baby has been injured by any defective new crib, or if such a crib has caused a death, please contact Silberstein, Awad and Miklos today for a free case evaluation.