Child safety at home
When should I take my baby to hospital during the pandemic?
If your baby or child is unwell, it can be hard to know what to do, especially during a pandemic. We spoke to consultant paediatrician Dr Yiannis Ioannou to find out when you should take your baby to hospital.
Are you storing your trampoline correctly?
The weather has turned and autumn is well and truly here, so if you own a trampoline, it’s time to consider how you’re going to store it for winter.
Five key products you need that could save your baby’s life
From baby monitors and child car seats through to carbon monoxide detectors, we guide you through five lifesaving products that every parent needs.
Which? safety tests uncover dangerous baby sleeping bags
We tested 15 baby sleeping bags from high street retailers and online marketplaces to find out which are the safest to use with your baby. Many of these sleeping bags failed our tests, and safety problems included suffocation risks and inaccurate tog information that could lead to a baby dangerously overheating.
Watch out for these seven stair gate mistakes
A baby stair gate or barrier can be a useful piece of kit to keep any intrepid explorers away from stairs or out of rooms that they shouldn’t be in. But are you installing and using your gate in the correct way?
What’s the most common injury children have on a trampoline?
Trampolines may be a great garden toy, and a useful way for your kids burn off some energy this summer, but half of parents say children have hurt themselves on one.
Which? warns parents not to use a security camera as a baby monitor
Lacking useful features such as temperature sensors and sound sensitive lights, these cameras are better suited to detecting burglars than monitoring your baby.
John Lewis recalls Dual Purpose Pocket Spring Cotbed Mattress due to issues first uncovered in Which? tests
A voluntary recall has been issued for the John Lewis Dual Purpose Pocket Spring Cotbed mattress after the retailer and manufacturer carried out testing on it and discovered problems with the firmness of it.
Which? warns parents after a third of stair gates fail safety tests
Parents are being warned after samples of four safety gates tested by Which? have failed tests that form part of the EU standard for stair gates (EN 1930:2011).
Latest reviews: Summer Infant, VTech and Angelcare baby monitors tested
We've just reviewed nine baby monitors, including popular monitors from Angelcare, Owlet and Summer Infant. Find out whether additional baby monitor safety features, including temperature sensors and movement sensor pads, are accurate and worth investing in.