Fisher-Price issues a warning to consumers on a widely used baby crib

Fisher-Price has issued an alert regarding their Rock & # 39; n Play Sleeper due to reports of ten infant deaths related to the product since 2015.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Fisher-Price warn parents that the Rock & # 39; n Play Sleeper should not be used when infants exhibit reverse behavior. Infant deaths occurred when babies rolled their backs on their stomachs or sides while they were not attached to the sleeper.

"Today, the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and Fisher-Price have issued an alert warning parents and caregivers to stop childbirth. Use Rock 'n Play Sleeper when kids start to turn around, "the company wrote in a tweet on Friday. "Click here to read more about a safe sleep environment: fisher-price.com / sleepsafety."

Fisher-Price also released a statement about Rock & n Play saying: "Fisher-Price has a long and proud tradition of making safety a cornerstone of its mission. 90 years to provide safe products for their children.

Today, April 5, 2019, we launched a joint alert with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, warning parents and caregivers to stop using Rock Sleeper. Play Sleeper when children start to turn around.

True to this confidence, the Rock 'n Play Sleeper complies with all applicable safety standards, including those of the international standards body, known as ASTM International, and is certified by the Juvenile Products Manufacturing Association (JPMA). ). That is why we also provide advice on how to use our products on the front of the product packaging, in the product instructions and on our website.

Fisher-Price takes seriously the responsibility of being part of your family and we are committed to earning that trust every day. "

Many new parents resort to products like Rock & n Play to help their baby sleep, but many leave the baby unattended and neglecting to use the three-point safety harness.

Most infants begin to roll around the age of 3 months and it is at this time that suffocation deaths have occurred. But without safe sleep practices, even day old newborns can be prone to suffocation.

Fisher-Price recommends creating a safe sleep environment for babies, which means no pillows, blankets or stuffed animals should be added to the crib. Infants should always be placed in the cradle on their backs. The same safety precautions should be observed when placing a baby in a bunk, playground, or bunk.

"Regardless of the type of product that parents use for their children, they must be vigilant about the fact that their baby can start to turn around before 3 months and therefore risks being trapped, injured or suffocated," he said. Dr. Tricia Jean Gold of Tribeca Pediatrics.

"Sometimes parents confuse the idea that when their baby starts to have more stable head control after 3 or 4 months, they may be less alert or less alert to the recommended sleep positions, but that does not help. is not safe for their baby. In fact, infants should not & # 39; Do not be fooled by these game-only products, "Gold said today.

Dr. Gold notes that devices like the Rock & n Play can be helpful when you have to lay your baby for a moment, but that parents should not take the habit of letting a baby sleep in it. She also warned that because of the variance in the size of babies, parents should not rely on the harness to prevent the child from turning around, as babies can fight their way into various positions .

Despite safe sleep campaigns, rates of SUID (unexpected sudden infant death) in newborns have not decreased in recent years.

Let's hope that parents will take this important warning into account and avoid these devastating and preventable situations.