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The risks of weighted sleepwear for babies

Parents are increasingly turning to weighted sleepwear to help lull their babies to sleep, but a growing number of doctors and safe sleep advocates warn it comes with risks that shouldn’t be ignored.

NPR’s Joe Hernandez reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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