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Parents urged to keep babies out of walkers.(Health & Fitness)
0 Comments | Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), December, 2006
Byline: Dr. Helen Minciotti Looking for that retro holiday gift for your favorite little niece or nephew? Well, scratch that infant walker off your shopping list. I know, you were in one as a baby, and you turned out fine, but if the physician-members of the American Academy of Pediatrics had their wish, the wheeled infant walker would be a thing of the past.
Since 1995, the AAP has repeatedly recommended, without success, that U.S. agencies ban these mobile walkers. Our neighbor to the north, Canada, has had a nationwide ban in place since 2004. Their law prevents the sale, importation and advertisement of both new and used infant walkers. Why the fuss over a gadget that infants seem to enjoy? The AAP considers infant walkers a problem primarily due to...
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