Doctors Warn Parents to Stop Using Baby Walkers After New Study Published

Infant walkers are not safe, having led to hundreds of thousands of injuries since 1990, according to a new study published on Sept. 17, 2018. Screenshot/Fox
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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Hundreds of thousands of infants have been injured while using walkers, according to a new study.

The study, published in Pediatrics on Sept. 17, analyzed the years 1990 through 2014 and found that more than 230,000 children under 15 months old were treated for injuries related to infant walkers, including skull fractures and broken bones.
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Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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