Coroner Christopher Devonport ruled the baby girl died after becoming trapped between the portacot's soft mesh and a thick mattress. The death of a Nelson baby whose head got stuck between a foam mattress and a cot side has prompted Coroner Christopher Devonport to issue a caution. He said the death of "Baby D" in December 2014 "highlights the importance of ensuring that the possibilities of accidental asphyxia are eliminated, including that baby sleeps on a thin, firm mattress".The baby was aged 10 months and five days at the time of her death. The baby died after she rolled between the soft mesh side of the cot and the thick mattress. Her mother had placed her in portacot with mesh walls. Her father found her about an hour later with her back against the mesh wall and her face in towards the mattress. She was limp and unresponsive and unable to be revived with CPR. READ MORE: * Widow frustrated by lack of answers * Wave swept sailor overboardShe was pronounced dead at Nelson Hospital an hour later.
Devonport said Baby D's grandmother had bought the portacot on Trade Me two months beforehand. She had decided it needed a more substantial mattress and had added a foam layer, placing a mattress protector and sheet over it. The foam mattress was described as being 10,15 and 20cm thick by different family members. It was longer than the cot-supplied mattress and folded up in curve at the end where the baby's feet were.The baby's mother stated that she had wrapped her loosely, "not like a newborn so her arms couldn't flail around", and placed her on her back without a blanket, as it was hot. Baby D was out of the wrap when found by her father, with her face against the thick mattress and wedged between the portacot wall and the mattress. A pathologist determined the cause of death as accidental asphyxia, with no evidence of injury or disease. Devonport said the baby's death appeared to be the result of getting wedged between the soft mesh side of the portacot, and the thicker mattress."
It is important that babies/infants are put to sleep face up, face clear."This had been done but Baby D appeared to have removed the loose-fitting wrap and rolled between the soft mesh and the thick mattress, Devonport said. He found the cause of death was accidental asphyxiation and ruled that neither the baby nor her family could be identified in any publication of his finding.Now that you have the perfect bassinet that looks just right for your nursery and is sure to give your baby a great nights sleep. You want to be sure you choice the perfect mattress to compliment your babies cot, with a selection of different materials like foam filled, wool loop and innerspring. It is refreshing to find Baby on the Move gives a simplified explanation allowing you to choice the best type, thickness and right size for your babies new bed. Call us on 0800 222 966 today for latest mattress deals and offers.GridProduct Compare (0)21255075100DefaultName (A - Z)Name (Z - A)Price (Low > High)Price (High > Low)Rating (Highest)Rating (Lowest)Model (A - Z)Model (Z - A)Baby First Round End Wool Knop Bassinet MattressBebe Care Deluxe Inner Spring Mattress WhiteChildcare Innerspring MattressMothers Choice Inner Spring Cot MattressTouchwood Luxus Cot MattressBaby First Bonded Wool/Foam Core Bassinet MattressBaby First Deluxe Innerspring Export Size MattressBaby First Export Foam Cot MattressBaby First Foam Bassinet Mattress
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Customer satisfaction is our goal Get rewarded for purchases Choosing linen for your baby's bed can be confusing the number of different sized baby beds available! Here's our quick guide to sizes and tips for helping you find linen on our website. Bassinets are available in a range of sizes. The most common is the 76 x 40cm size, which is used by a number of brands including Cariboo. Please check your mattress size before ordering to ensure it will fit the linen you order. All our bassinet linen at The Sleep Store will fit a Cariboo or other 76 x 40cm bassinet. We have a range of bassinet mattresses in stock and can also order in custom sized foam bassinet matttresses, please allow 3 weeks for manufacture and delivery. We sell the Natures Sway hammocks, which have a mattress size of 87 x 34cm. You can use most FLAT bassinet sheets in a hammock or the specific Natures Sway brand of sheets. Regular fitted bassinet sheets are too short, as they are generally designed for 76 or 80cm long mattresses.
If you have a different hammock, please check the mattress size and check with us for suitable linen. These come in a range of sizes, generally either 71 x 36cm or the ecoBub measures 74 x 33cm. Please check on individual mattress size on your moses basket. You can use any bassinet sheets although most bassinet are square ended rather than the oval shape of a moses basket mattress. Babu oval bassinet sheets are another good option. The Stokke Mini is an oval shaped bassinet, part of the Stokke cot package. We recommend the Babu Oval bassinet sheets for this bassinet. Cradles are more common in Australia than New Zealand, and are basically a large bassinet. These come in a range of different sizes, so please check your specific mattress size before ordering linen. We recommend the Living Textiles range of specific cradle linen, which is suitable for cradle mattresses up to 47 x 92cm. This is the old standard size cot in New Zealand and is also called a Euro cot as it is common in the UK.
The NZ standard cot mattress measures 59 x 119cm or 60 x 120cm. These are very uncommon in NZ now apart from older, hand me down cots. While they are called 'standard', they are now far from standard! We can no longer source any linen specific for this size. Choose any cot linen for an American sized cot and it will fit fine (just the fitted sheet will be a little big and you can tuck in the excess). Replacement cot mattresses can be ordered in foam only, no innersprung are available in this size. This is the most common size in New Zealand for cots. The measurement is usually 130 x 69cm, with a little variation such as 68 x 129 etc. All cot linen available from The Sleep Store will fit an American size cot. We do stock some items for large or Boori cot, which will also fot an American Cot (the fiited sheets will be a little big and the excess can easily be tucked in). Both innersprung and foam mattress can easily be ordered in this American Cot Size.