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Modern reproduction of a medieval cot and rattle, c. 1465

A bassinet is a small bed specifically for newborn babies.

Because newborns are unable to sit or crawl, there is no reason to restrict their mobility in the way a crib does.

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]}

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.

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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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 [[Image:Walraversijde50.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Modern reproduction of a medieval cot and rattle, c. 1465]]
-A '''bassinette''' is a small [[bed (furniture)|bed]] specifically for newborn [[babies]].
+A '''bassinet''' is a small [[bed (furniture)|bed]] specifically for newborn [[babies]].
 Because newborns are unable to sit or crawl, there is no reason to restrict their mobility in the way a [[crib (furniture)|crib]] does.
-Bending over to place a child into a bassinette puts strain onto an adult's back, so often the bassinette is raised on a stand or other surface.
+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 [[Sudden infant death syndrome|SIDS]] outcomes; a new mattress lowers SIDS risk.
+Research has shown that the [[mattress]] influences [[Sudden infant death syndrome|SIDS]] outcomes; a new mattress lowers SIDS risk. {{fact}}
-Metal frames with wheels are available into which the bassinette can be placed to create a [[perambulator]] and the term bassinette was often used for any sort of perambulator.
+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.
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