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BabeSafe™ mattress covers, baby bedding and suffocation risk
 
Can a BabeSafe cover on the mattress cause my baby to suffocate?
 

No.  BabeSafe covers pose no suffocation risk to babies. The plastic used to manufacture BabeSafe covers is polyethylene (polythene) with a thickness of 125 microns. This plastic is so thick and strong that an adult cannot tear it.

For reasons relating to chemistry and physics, it is not physically possible for suffocation to occur on this plastic.(1)
 
Can the specified bedding for a wrapped mattress (sheets and blankets) cause my baby to suffocate?
 

No. Sheets and blankets which are tucked in beneath the mattress do not pose suffocation risk to babies.

The United Kingdom Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths states: "Firmly tucked in sheets and blankets (not above shoulder height) are safe for a baby to sleep in." (2)

This is also the view of health authorities, babycare organisations and cot death associations in other countries, including Australia, New Zealand and Ireland.(3)

In the USA, the Consumer Products Safety Commission links infant suffocation specifically with pillows, cushions and thick quilts.

The CPSC states that fitted crib sheets and thin flat blankets are safe for babies to use.(4)  This is also the position of the Public Health Agency of Canada.(5)
 

Notes:

1.  Polyethylene (polythene) is a non-plasticised thermoplastic hydrocarbon homopolymer. It is a relatively stiff plastic and is hydrophobic (not wetted by water). Polyethylene with a thickness of 125 microns cannot form a seal on a baby's face and therefore cannot cause suffocation.

2.  UK Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths (The Lullaby Trust): The best mattresses and bedding for your baby.

3.  Refer advice on infant bedding published by the Sudden Infant Death Research Foundation Inc. (Australia) (Red Nose); New Zealand Ministry of Health; Royal New Zealand Plunket Society (Inc); and SIDS Ireland.

4.  US Consumer Products Safety Commission, Safe Sleep: Bedding, Pillows, Safety and More; Crib Safety Tips.

5.  Public Health Agency of Canada,  Joint Statement on Safe Sleep.
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