To date, action has not been taken against the makers of these products by the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), the government agency responsible for protecting the public from product-related illness and injury.īen Hoffman, M.D., Chairperson of the AAP Council on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention’s executive committee, said at a recent CPSC hearing: “CPSC sends parents a dangerous message by allowing other inclined sleep products to remain on the market.” Further, the agency should “eliminate this product category altogether so these deadly products are no longer available.” That product was recalled in 2013 and is no longer for sale.ĭespite the recent spate of deaths linked to inclined sleepers, several manufacturers still sell them, including Baby Delight, Evenflo, and Hiccapop. The Nap Nanny, was linked to six deaths going back to 2010. Safety concerns associated with inclined sleepers have been in the public arena for years. So far, seven families have filed a joint lawsuit against Fisher-Price, alleging the deaths of their infants occurred while in the Rock ‘N Play Sleeper. All of which agree- infants should be put on their backs to sleep, “unrestrained, and on a firm, flat surface free of bumpers and other soft bedding,” says the CR report.įisher-Price recalled all 4.7 million of its Rock ‘N Play Sleepers in April, as did Kids II, who had its 694,000 inclined sleepers recalled after some were linked to fatalities. This information is according to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), says CR.įor infants, sleeping at an incline runs counter to recommendations from the AAP, the National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau. These restrict airways and increase the likelihood of suffocation. Infant inclined sleepers are designed to have babies sleep at a 10 to 30 degree incline. Though Fisher-Price has recalled their sleepers, several brands whose products pose the same risks remain on the market. Consumer News Inclined Sleepers That Killed Infants Still on the MarketĪccording Consumer Reports, at least 50 infants are known to have died in infant inclined sleepers like the Fisher-Price Rock ‘N Play Sleeper.
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