It is something that a lot of parents do without being aware of the consequences
As the temperatures are rising parents are warned of the risks of covering a pram or pushchair with a thin blanket or scarf to protect their children from the sun.
Many parents are not aware of the risks of covering over their babies cot or buggy with a blanket to try to provide shade. The cover would restrict the air circulation for babies and it would become dangerously hot very quickly.
Many parents are not aware of the risks of covering over their babies cot or buggy with a blanket to try to provide shade. The cover would restrict the air circulation for babies and it would become dangerously hot very quickly.
According to Svante Norgren, who is a paediatrician at the Astrid Lindgren children's hospital in Stockholm while speak to Svenska Dagbladet newspaper: "It gets extremely hot down in the pram, something like a thermos.
Results of an experiment carried out by the paper found that a covered pram left out on a warm day (approx. 22 degrees) rose quickly to 34 degrees within a space of a half an hour and 37 degrees after an hour. This would greatly increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome.
Results of an experiment carried out by the paper found that a covered pram left out on a warm day (approx. 22 degrees) rose quickly to 34 degrees within a space of a half an hour and 37 degrees after an hour. This would greatly increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome.