Baby talk: Inventor tackles another infant safety issue

Crescent Womb creator James Spencer has launched a Kickstarter campaign for Newt, a replacement for crib bumpers.

  • By Brian Hartz
  • | 12:30 p.m. December 9, 2021
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Courtesy. With its secure yet stretchy nylon mesh, Newt is intended to be a safer alternative to crib liners.
Courtesy. With its secure yet stretchy nylon mesh, Newt is intended to be a safer alternative to crib liners.
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James Spencer, the St. Petersburg entrepreneur who invented and brought to market Crescent Womb, a device that makes cribs safer for infants while they sleep, has returned to the spotlight with Newt — a “skin” made of stretchy fabric he’s pitching as a solution to the problem of babies sustaining injuries when their arms and legs slip through crib rails.

Courtesy. St. Petersburg entrepreneur James Spencer is the creator of crib safety products Crescent Womb and now Newt.
Courtesy. St. Petersburg entrepreneur James Spencer is the creator of crib safety products Crescent Womb and now Newt.

 

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