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A bassinet is a small bed specifically for newborn babies. ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (960x1280, 445 KB) Summary cot and rattle, c. ... ImageMetadata File history File links Download high resolution version (960x1280, 445 KB) Summary cot and rattle, c. ... A double bed A bed is a piece of furniture or location primarily used or intended for sleeping upon, but also commonly used for sexual activities, relaxing, sitting, and reading. ... A human infant The word Infant derives from the Latin in-fans, meaning unable to speak. ...

Because newborns are unable to sit or crawl, there is no reason to restrict their mobility in the way a crib does. Babies may be able to rollover by themselves as young as three months. At this point, depending on the construction of the bassinet, it is no longer safe for the baby to be left in a bassinet; the rolling baby may tip the bassinet. Babies can typically sit up at six months and no bassinet is safe at that age. A cot is a small bed (called a crib in American English) specifically for babies and infants. ...

Bending over to place a child into a bassinet puts strain onto an adult's back, so often the bassinet is raised on a stand or other surface.

Research has shown that the mattress influences SIDS outcomes; a new mattress lowers SIDS risk. ^{[citation needed]} A mattress is a piece of bedding typically consisting of multiple layers of foams and fibers, along with an innerspring unit used to provide support to ones back during sleep. ... Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is any sudden and unexplained death of an apparently healthy infant aged one month to one year. ...

Metal frames with wheels are available into which the bassinet can be placed to create a perambulator and the term bassinet was often used for any sort of perambulator. For transportation of a baby or toddler there are special vehicles, special car seats, and devices for carrying. ...

In a hospital environment, a special form of sealed bassinet is used in a Neonatal intensive care unit. A newborn infant sleeping in his incubator. ...

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Grisly tale of an infant in a bassinette on wheels being killed in a road traffic accident - see August 10^th 1886.

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Categories: Articles lacking sources | Furniture stubs | Beds | Infancy Image File history File links Chair_icon. ... Furniture is the collective term for the movable objects which support the human body (seating furniture and beds), provide storage, and hold objects on horizontal surfaces above the ground. ... Furnishings (aka art objects, decorative arts, knick-knacks, bric-a-brac) are the objects, other than furniture, that occupy an interior space. ...

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Bassinet product features (652 words)
	The bassinet fills this need with its mobility and by keeping the child at eye level and within arms length, be it in the bedroom, kitchen, family room, upstairs or downstairs.
	Relatively inexpensive, the bassinet can be used with each new child and often becomes an heirloom that is passed down to subsequent generations.
	Bassinets should not be used as a changing station, but should be kept as a clean, dry place to sleep.

What is a Bassinet? (508 words)
	The closeness of the small space within the bassinet appears to be comforting to the infant, and the portability of this type of crib gives parents the security of having the baby close at hand.
	Bassinet is a French word that refers to a basin; to most people, a bassinet means a small, oblong-shaped bed for an infant.
	Most bassinets come with detachable hoods, and many bassinets come with wheels for the convenience of moving the infant crib from room to room, or with foldable legs for saving space.

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