Infant Use
An infant sleeping bag is a bag-like garment or covering worn by infants for sleeping in. Infant sleeping bags differ from regular sleeping bags in design and purpose, being designed primarily for indoor rather than outdoor use, and usually featuring either arm holes or sleeves.
The definition used in the British Standard for safety of children's sleep bags is "sleep bags for the use of children with a minimum weight of 4 kg designed to provide sufficient warmth so as to remove the need for additional bedding when sleeping in a cot or similar product in which a child is contained." It goes on to exclude "garments with sleeves and feet, i.e. sleep suits or baby gros, or to products designed primarily for outdoor use or to keep children warm when in a pushchair."
The June 2009 issue of the SGS Softlines publication provides more information about the British Standard, stating that it specifies minimum children's sleep bag safety requirements for chemical hazards, thermal hazards and insulation, entanglement, choking and suffocation hazards, structural integrity and flammability, and shows an example of a baby sleep bag.
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