WOONSOCKET, R.I., Oct. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Summer Infant,
Inc. ("Summer Infant" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: SUMR), a global
leader in premium infant and juvenile products today announced it
is donating 9,000 SwaddleMe® Original Swaddles to Women &
Infants Hospital of Rhode Island,
a Care New England hospital and one of the nation's leading
specialty hospitals for women and newborns. Women & Infants is
the 12th largest stand-alone obstetrical service in the country
with approximately 8,500 deliveries per year.
"Women & Infants is New England's premier hospital for women
and newborns and we are excited to be partnering with them on this
important initiative," said Mark
Messner, president and chief executive officer, Summer
Infant. "Our SwaddleMe brand and line of products has been
expertly designed and tested to keep babies snug, safe, and
comfortable every night throughout their first year. Additionally,
when a baby sleeps better, so do the parents, allowing everyone to
enjoy the magical experience of getting to know their precious new
family member."
"We are delighted and honored to be working with Rhode Island-based Summer Infant in providing
our new moms with a gift that not only celebrates the birth of
their child, but also gives them a sound sleep solution for a
better rest and recovery upon returning home," said Mark R. Marcantano, president and chief
operating officer, Women & Infants Hospital. "Furthermore, by
giving a free SwaddleMe to every new mom, it further supports our
mission of improving the health and well-being of women and infants
and giving them the best start."
Beginning this month, each new mom will be receiving a voucher
for a complimentary SwaddleMe that she can redeem at the hospital's
store, Nursing Moms, Etc. Available in both English and Spanish,
the voucher also relates the benefits of swaddling so that every
parent and child can "sleep tight, every night."
About Summer Infant, Inc.
Based in Woonsocket, Rhode
Island, the Company is a global leader of premium infant and
juvenile products for ages 0-3 years which are sold principally to
large North American and international retailers. The Company
currently sells proprietary products in a number of different
categories including nursery audio/video monitors, safety gates,
durable bath products, bed rails, nursery products, strollers,
booster and potty seats, swaddling blankets, bouncers, travel
accessories, highchairs, swings, and infant feeding products. For
more information about the Company, please visit
www.summerinfant.com.
About Women & Infants Hospital
Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode
Island, a Care New England hospital, is one of the nation's
leading specialty hospitals for women and newborns. A major
teaching affiliate of The Warren Alpert Medical School of
Brown University for obstetrics,
gynecology and newborn pediatrics, as well as a number of
specialized programs in women's medicine, Women & Infants is
the 12th largest stand-alone obstetrical service in the country and
the largest in New England with approximately 8,500 deliveries per
year. A Designated Baby-Friendly® USA hospital, U.S. News & World Report
2014-15 Best Children's Hospital in Neonatology and a 2014 Leapfrog
Top Hospital, in 2009 Women & Infants opened what was at the
time the country's largest, single-family room neonatal intensive
care unit.
Women & Infants and Brown offer
fellowship programs in gynecologic oncology, maternal-fetal
medicine, urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery,
neonatal-perinatal medicine, pediatric and perinatal pathology,
gynecologic pathology and cytopathology, and reproductive
endocrinology and infertility. It is home to the nation's first
mother-baby perinatal psychiatric partial hospital, as well as the
nation's only fellowship program in obstetric medicine.
Women & Infants has been designated as a Breast Imaging
Center of Excellence by the American College of Radiography; a
Center of Excellence in Minimally Invasive Gynecology; a Center of
Biomedical Research Excellence by the National Institutes of Health
(NIH); and a Neonatal Resource Services Center of Excellence. It is
one of the largest and most prestigious research facilities in high
risk and normal obstetrics, gynecology and newborn pediatrics in
the nation, and is a member of the National Cancer Institute's
Gynecologic Oncology Group and the Pelvic Floor Disorders
Network.
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