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Preliminary Findings on Handmade Rattan Baby Crib and Bassinet Designs Regarding Risk of Entrapment for Baby Safety

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The demand for baby cribs and bassinets made from rattan is increasing, but consumer attention still tends to focus on the aesthetic design rather than on the safety of the product. Meanwhile, the designs of rattan bassinet and crib slats may pose potential risks of entrapment for baby’s safety. This research was conducted to analyze the products’ ergonomics by observing the babies’ behavior when doing their activities in them. The crib and bassinet have variations in the gap sizes between the components on the crib sides. In terms of physical safety, the handmade rattan crib slats components, with 10 mm diameter rattan that is curved in form, have a risk of producing inconsistent rattan gaps that exceed 2 3/8 in. (60 mm). This results in the potential for injury to the limbs of infants aged 5–12 months. The baby’s limbs can be trapped in the rattan slat decoration.

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... One crucial aspect is the gap between slats of fence in the crib's enclosure. Gaps that are too wide may potentially lead to limb entrapment, and a minimum gap spacing of 2 3/8 inches is recommended for infant protection [3][4][5][6][7][8], as well as to prevent infant entrapment [4]. This falls under hazardous sleeping environments that can results in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) [4], [5], [9]. ...
... Beautifully woven patterns, such as intricate weaves ( Figure 1-2), have been found to have a higher potential for infants to slips through or get trapped. In this weave type, even though the gap spacing is regulated, there is potential for infants to insert their limbs into gaps between the weaves, ultimately loosening the weaves interconnections and increasing the gap spacing ( Figure 2) [7]. Straight weave pattern ( Figure 1) allows for relatively consistent gap spacing between slats, even with extra supervision. ...
... The R&D process was carried out in several stages: 1. Formulation of product criteria (FGD 1); 2) Development of designs; 3) Discussion of proposed designed (FGD 2); 4) Development of prototypes; 5) Evaluation (FGD 3); 6) Development of the final product; and 7) Final evaluation as a reference for further product development (FGD 4); 8) Subsequent product. Based on previous research [7], [11], the spacing between rattan slat had to be below 60 mm to ensure baby safety by preventing entrapment. FGD is necessary to obtain the right design and a good production strategy. ...
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