Sleeping Like A Baby Is A $325 Million Industry

Nationwide, the wholesale infant sleep industry is worth more than $325 million a year, according to figures reported by companies to the Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association. Jenny Gold’s story on the industry aired on Marketplace on Jan. 16.

KFF Health News is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about KFF.

<h1>Sleeping Like A Baby Is A $325 Million Industry</h1>
<div>	<span class="byline">Jenny Gold, KFF Health News</span>
		<time class="posted-on" datetime="2017-01-23T05:00:10-05:00">
			January 23, 2017		</time>
		</div>
<p>Nationwide, the wholesale infant sleep industry is worth more than $325 million a year, according to figures reported by companies to the <a href="http://www.jpma.org/">Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association</a>. Jenny Gold’s story on the industry aired <a href="http://www.marketplace.org/2017/01/17/health-care/sleeping-baby-325-million-industry">on Marketplace</a> on Jan. 16.</p><ul><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/sleeping-like-a-baby-is-a-325-million-industry/?share=x">				Click to share on X (Opens in new window)				X			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/sleeping-like-a-baby-is-a-325-million-industry/?share=facebook">				Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)				Facebook			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/sleeping-like-a-baby-is-a-325-million-industry/?share=linkedin">				Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)				LinkedIn			</a></li><li><a href="mailto:?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20Sleeping%20Like%20A%20Baby%20Is%20A%20%24325%20Million%20Industry&body=https%3A%2F%2Fkffhealthnews.org%2FNjkyNzMx&share=email">				Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window)				Email			</a></li><li><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/sleeping-like-a-baby-is-a-325-million-industry/#print?share=print">				Click to print (Opens in new window)				Print			</a></li><li>				<a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/sleeping-like-a-baby-is-a-325-million-industry/view/republish/">					Republish This Story				</a>			</li></ul><em><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/about-us">KFF Health News</a> is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues and is one of the core operating programs at KFF—an independent source of health policy research, polling, and journalism. Learn more about <a href="https://www.kff.org/about-us">KFF</a>.</em><p><a href="https://kffhealthnews.org/morning-briefing/">Subscribe</a> to KFF Health News' free Morning Briefing.</p><p>This <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org/news/sleeping-like-a-baby-is-a-325-million-industry/">article</a> first appeared on <a target="_blank" href="https://kffhealthnews.org">KFF Health News</a> and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.<img src="https://kffhealthnews.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/04/kffhealthnews-icon.png?w=150" style="width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;"><img id="republication-tracker-tool-source" src="https://kffhealthnews.org/?republication-pixel=true&post=692731&amp;ga4=G-J74WWTKFM0" style="width:1px;height:1px;"></p>

Some elements may be removed from this article due to republishing restrictions. If you have questions about available photos or other content, please contact NewsWeb@kff.org.

More From KFF Health News