A portable bassinet includes two mattress support halves, a lower pivoting arrangement for providing pivoting movement of the two mattress support halves between open and closed positions, legs connected with the mattress support halves, an upper support frame having two upper support members, an upper pivoting arrangement for providing pivoting movement of the two upper support members between the open and closed positions, connection members which connect the lower pivoting arrangement to the upper pivoting arrangement such that the lower pivoting arrangement and the upper pivoting arrangement are always a fixed distance from each other during movement of the bassinet between the open operative position and the closed storage position.