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.

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.

 

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