Hoffman said he has found Rock 'n Play sleepers to be 'incredibly popular' with families he works with, who believe that the incline can help babies who have trouble sleeping owing to acid reflux. 'It's not safe for a baby to sleep at an angle, whether it's a car seat or a swing.' 'We know the safest place for a baby to sleep is on a flat, firm surface,' he said. Ben Hoffman, a pediatrician and member of the American Academy of Pediatrics' Committee on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention, said he has had 'significant concerns' about the Rock 'n Play sleeper for a long time. The American Academy of Pediatrics called for a recall of the product. Now they are advising that parents immediately stop using it. That same day, Scothon defended the product in an emailed statement, saying the company 'stand by the safety of the Rock 'n Play Sleeper,' which he said meets all applicable safety standards.īut on Friday, the company reached an agreement with the CPSC to recall the product.Įarlier in the month, Fisher-Price and the agency had jointly issued a warning recommending that consumers stop using the sleeper by the time their babies are 3 months old or when they begin to be capable of rolling over. On Wednesday, the federal agency tasked with regulating consumer products said it had 'identified a hazard with rollover issues,' in which babies move onto their stomachs or sides and can't return to their back.

'However, due to reported incidents in which the product was used contrary to the safety warnings and instructions, we have decided to conduct a voluntary recall of the Rock 'n Play Sleeper in partnership with the Consumer Product Safety Commission,' he wrote. In addition, CPSC is continuing our investigation into other inclined sleep products.'įisher-Price General Manager Chuck Scothon said in an emailed statement that the company 'stand by the safety of our products.'

CPSC has been investigating incidents and analyzing the data regarding how they relate to this product. 'This issue has been a top priority for the agency. 'Since 2009, there have been more than 30 infant deaths involving the Rock 'n Play,' the commission's acting chair, Ann Marie Buerkle, said in a statement. Fisher-Price, which has sold approximately 4.7 million of these sleepers, is advising that consumers stop using the product immediately and contact the company for a refund or voucher. Fisher-Price has recalled its popular Rock 'n Play sleeper, after the Consumer Product Safety Commission confirmed that least 30 babies' deaths were linked to it.Ĭourtesy of US Consumer Product Safety Commissionįisher-Price has issued an immediate recall of all models of its Rock 'n Play baby sleeper, according to a news release from the U.S.

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