Have you ever used a baby bath seat? If you have, you’re not alone.  

Based on RLSS UK's latest Child Drowning Update from September 2024, 88% of parents told us they’ve used a baby bath seat, even if they no longer do so. Amongst parents of infants (children aged under one), almost two-thirds (64%) currently use one. 

72% of parents using a bath seat believe it’s designed to keep a baby safe. This is not the case.  

Whilst bath seats can provide support for your baby during bath time, bath seats are not a safety device.  

Of ten infants that drowned in the bath between 2020 and 2024, seven were using a bath seat.  

Always keep your baby within arm’s reach in the bath, even when using a bath seat. 

Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT) warning on bath seats

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