Sleeping Like A Baby Is A $325 Million Industry

Nationwide, the wholesale infant sleep industry is worth more than $325 million a year, according to figures reported by companies to the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association. Jenny Gold’s story on the industry aired on Marketplace on Jan. 16.

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<h1>Sleeping Like A Baby Is A $325 Million Industry</h1>
<div>	<span class="byline">Jenny Gold</span>
		<time class="posted-on" datetime="2017-01-23T02:00:10-08:00">
			January 23, 2017		</time>
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<p>Nationwide, the wholesale infant sleep industry is worth more than $325 million a year, according to figures reported by companies to the <a href="http://www.jpma.org/">Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association</a>. Jenny Gold’s story on the industry aired <a href="http://www.marketplace.org/2017/01/17/health-care/sleeping-baby-325-million-industry">on Marketplace</a> on Jan. 16.</p><p><em>This story was produced by <a href="http://kffhealthnews.org/">Kaiser Health News</a>, an editorially independent program of the <a href="https://www.kff.org/">Kaiser Family Foundation</a>.</em></p><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://californiahealthline.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><img src="https://ssl.google-analytics.com/collect?v=1&t=event&ec=Republish&tid=UA-72777370-1&z=1713589673963&cid=6fd5f744-e75b-4094-833c-d6ffdc0afa19&ea=https%3A%2F%2Fcaliforniahealthline.org%2Fnews%2Fsleeping-like-a-baby-is-a-325-million-industry%2F&el=Sleeping%20Like%20A%20Baby%20Is%20A%20%24325%20Million%20Industry"/>

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