The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Fisher Price are alerting customers after at least 13 deaths have been linked to babies being put to sleep in infant rockers.
The suffocation deaths occurred between 2009 and 2021 in Fisher-Price Infant-to-Toddler Rockers and Newborn-to-Toddler Rockers. More than 17 million of the Rockers have been sold worldwide since the 1990s, according to the CPSC.
CPSC warned parents not to use inclined products, such as rockers, gliders, soothers or swings, for infant sleep and not leave infants in the products unsupervised, unrestrained or with bedding material, due to the risk of suffocation.
CPSC recently finalized a rule requiring that infant sleep products have a surface angle of 10 degrees or less. The rule goes into effect on June 23.
Consumers are reminded:
- The best place for an infant to sleep is on a firm, flat surface in a crib, bassinet or play yard.
- Parents and caregivers should use a fitted sheet only and never add blankets, pillows, padded crib bumpers, or other items to an infant’s sleeping environment.
- Infants should always be placed to sleep on their back. Infants who fall asleep in an inclined or upright position should be moved to a safe sleep environment with a firm, flat surface such as a crib, bassinet or play yard.
Fisher-Price recommends consumers visit its Safe Start webpage at www.fisherprice.com/SafeStart for safety videos, tips and additional safety information, as well as the latest warnings for Rockers and other infant products. Consumers are also encouraged to report incidents to Fisher-Price at 800-432-5437 or at saferproducts.gov.
