A consumer watchdog group in the U.S. says it has linked an incline sleeping chair for infants to at least 32 baby deaths and is demanding the product be recalled by manufacturer Fisher-Price.
with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission on April 5, warning that babies should not be put in the Rock ‘n Play Sleeper once they are able to roll off their backs. That typically happens around three months of age.
“All other inclined sleepers should be investigated by the Consumer Product Safety Commission. These products conflict with American Academy of Pediatrics' safe sleep recommendations, and manufacturers should pull them off the market. CR also recommends that people not use them for infant sleep or leave infants unattended in them.”
Consumer Reports says Fisher-Price has marketed the product as being suitable for overnight sleep, but that pediatricians say babies should not be unsupervised when in an inclined position or while restrained because the straps can impede breathing. Consumer Reports said it based its investigation on previously undisclosed CPSC data, reviews of lawsuits and “interviews with numerous medical experts, product engineers, government and industry officials, and parents.” It said the earliest death it uncovered was in 2011 and that it found some of the fatalities were among babies younger than three months.
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