Gov't: Baby Slings Can Cause Suffocation - CBS News (AP) The U.S. government is preparing a safety warning about baby slings — those popular and fashionable infant carriers that parents can sling around their chests to carry their baby. The concern: Infants can suffocate, and at least a few have. The hea 03-09-2010 by katewelles Tags baby, cause, news, suffocation