The infants would have asphyxiated themselves by managing to turn around alone in their deckchair.
Be careful if your child has a Fisher-Price brand bouncer: the deaths of around ten babies are linked to the use of the Rock’n Play swing. The US Product and Consumer Safety Commission (CPSC) released on Friday, April 5, a alert to parents. Stop using the product when the child is over three months old or as soon as he manages to roll over on his own.
If your child is 3 months or older, or if your child can roll, stop using your Fisher-Price Rock ‘N Play. 10 deaths since 2015 occurred when infants rolled from their back to their stomach or side, while unrestrained. Learn more: https://t.co/Df5j3wzNkn pic.twitter.com/bKL4CK5mod
— US Consumer Product Safety Commission (@USCPSC) April 10, 2019
Since 2015, the ten deaths recognized by the CPSC are linked to the fact that the children managed to turn over on their own on the deckchair, where they were not attached, and suffocated.
10 or 36 deaths?
Consumer Reports, American magazine equivalent of What to choose, lists more than 36 deaths, including some of babies under three months old. Journalists contacted the company about it, which doubts that “any of these deaths were caused by the product”, and cites “many situations where a health problem has been identified as the cause of the cause of the dead, and/or where the product has been used without observing the safety warnings”. With the American Academy of Pediatrics, Consumer Reports calls for the withdrawal of the product, deemed too dangerous for children.
There is convincing evidence that the Rock ‘n Play Sleeper puts infants’ lives at risk, and @USCPSC must step up and take immediate action to remove it from stores and prevent further tragedies. https://t.co/HZPazlLP7f
— Amer Acad Pediatrics (@AmerAcadPeds) April 10, 2019
A press release issued by Fisher-Price
The American company denies any defects in the product. In one communicated, Fisher-Price affirms that the product “satisfies all the safety standards in force” and recalls a few safety rules: do not use any padding or cushion other than those supplied by the company, use the restraint system and do not no longer use the product when the child is able to roll over on his own.
At least 36 infant deaths have been linked to products such as the Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play Sleeper. Learn which alternatives could help soothe your baby to sleep instead of inclined sleepers.https://t.co/wX0LrCc5Zk
—Consumer Reports (@ConsumerReports) April 12, 2019
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