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Updated: Wednesday, 10 Mar 2010, 7:56 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 10 Mar 2010, 7:56 PM EST

Reported by: Susan Hogan

(UNDATED) - A warning for parents who use baby slings.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission is preparing to issue a warning about potential, suffocation hazards.

At least 7 babies have suffocated in the baby slings, mostly due to suffocation.

Now, the government says the time has come to alert parents and caregivers that these slings may pose a real and deadly hazard.

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