Mattresses releasing dangerous chemicals in children’s bedrooms: Studies

Mattresses Shed Harmful Chemicals, Endangering Children as They Sleep

Learn about the chemicals in mattresses that pose several health risks in children, and find out what can be done to keep children's bedrooms safe.

Brain-harming chemicals released from children’s mattresses, study finds

A recent study shows chemicals meant to make children safer could actually be harming them.

Crib mattresses can release toxic chemicals while children sleep, study says

Crib mattresses have been found to emit toxic chemicals while children sleep, according to a new study, and could lead to developmental and hormonal disorders years later.

Babies being exposed to brain-damaging chemicals while they sleep

Babies and children may breathe and absorb plasticizers called phthalates, flame retardants, and other chemicals from their mattresses.

Mattresses releasing dangerous chemicals in children’s bedrooms: Studies

Invisible chemicals rising from children’s mattresses may be harming their brains and bodies. That’s according to a pair of studies published Tuesday, which found troubling levels of plastic-like “phthalate” chemicals and flame retardants in the bedrooms of children under 4. “Parents should be able to lay their children down for sleep knowing they are safe and snug,”…

Research says children, babies are exposed to harmful chemicals from their mattresses

Children may be breathing in harmful chemicals from their mattresses while they sleep, two new studies found.The peer-reviewed studies, published Tuesday in the journal Environmental Science & Technology Letters, found that babies and young children may be absorbing or breathing in plasticizers called phthalates and flame retardants that have been linked to neurological and reproductive problems.Researchers at the University of Toronto measured …