Topic: Infants

U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports Nap Nanny and Chill Infant Recliners Recalled by Baby Matters LLC After Five Infant Deaths

June 15, 2013 |

CPSC, Firm Settle Administrative Litigation

Washington, D.C. – In cooperation with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), Baby Matters LLC of Berwyn, PA, is announcing a voluntary recall of all models of its Nap Nanny and Nap Nanny Chill infant recliners and covers.

This recall is announced as part of the settlement of an administrative case filed by CPSC in December 2012, which sought a mandatory recall of the Nap Nanny and Chill products.

From 2009 to the present, the Commission staff has received at least 92 incident reports involving the Nap Nanny and Nap Nanny Chill products, including five infant deaths.

Nap Nanny and Chill Infant Recliners Recalled

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Tennessee Department of Health says many Birth Defects Prevented by Good Health Practices

February 5, 2013 |

Nashville, TN – All parents want their new baby to be as healthy as possible. Sadly, one of every 33 babies born in the United States has a condition that affects the structure of one or more parts of its body, sometimes referred to as a birth defect.

These conditions range from minor problems to serious issues that cause death in one of every five affected infants. «Read the rest of this article»

Four Retailers Agree to Stop Sale and Voluntarily Recall Nap Nanny Recliners Due to Five Infant Deaths

December 29, 2012 |

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and four major retailers are announcing a voluntary recall to consumers who own Nap Nanny® recliners made by Baby Matters, LLC of Berwyn, PA.

Retailers currently participating include Amazon.com, Buy Buy Baby, Diapers.com and Toys R Us/Babies R Us. At the request of the CPSC, these retailers have agreed to voluntarily participate because the manufacturer is unable or unwilling to participate in the recall.

Nap Nanny Generation Two model

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PeaPod Travel Tents by KidCo recalled due to Suffocation, Entrapment Risks

November 19, 2012 |

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with KidCo Inc., of Libertyville, IL, is announcing the voluntary recall today of about 220,000 PeaPod and PeaPod Plus Travel Beds.

Infants and young children can roll off the edge of the inflatable air mattress, become entrapped between the mattress and the fabric sides of the tent, and suffocate.

PeaPod Plus Travel Bed

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Peg Perego Recalls Strollers Due to Risk of Entrapment and Strangulation; One Child Death Reported

July 25, 2012 |

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Peg Perego USA Inc., of Fort Wayne, IN, is announcing a voluntary recall of about 223,000 strollers due to a risk of entrapment and strangulation.

A 6-month-old baby boy from Tarzana, CA died of strangulation after his head was trapped between the seat and the tray of his Peg Perego stroller in 2004. Another baby, a 7-month-old girl from New York, NY, nearly strangled when her head became trapped between the seat and the tray of her stroller in 2006.

Strollers with one cup holder in the child tray (photos above) are included in this recall. (L to R) Pliko-P3 Strollers and Venezia Strollers.

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Tennessee Department of Health says simple Test for Infants can detect Heart Defects

June 20, 2012 |

Nashville, TN – A simple bedside test soon to be required for all babies born in Tennessee can detect a significantly higher number of critical congenital heart defects. Pulse oximetry testing will become part of the standard Recommended Uniform Screening Panel now in place across Tennessee effective January 1st, 2013.

Currently, Tennessee screens 29 conditions that are part of the National Recommended Uniform Screening Panel. Pulse oximetry, which determines the amount of oxygen in a baby’s blood and also measures heart rate, can help identify up to 20 percent more babies with defects than previous exam methods. «Read the rest of this article»

Tennessee Department of Health Launches Safe Sleep Effort to Save Infant Lives

June 5, 2012 |

Remember the “ABCs of Safe Sleep”

Nashville, TN – The sight of a baby sleeping peacefully is heartwarming to parents, grandparents and almost anyone else. Yet the lives of many babies are cut tragically short as the result of being put to sleep in an unsafe place or position.

For Tennessee in 2010, the most recent year for which data are available, 131 infants died because they were not put to sleep as safely as they might have been. «Read the rest of this article»

Serious Head Injuries to Infants Continue Due to Falls from Bumbo Baby Seats Used on Elevated Surfaces

November 28, 2011 |

Injuries occurring despite previous recall warning; parents urged to use caution

Washington, D.C. – Due to the serious risk of injury to babies, CPSC and Bumbo International Trust of South Africa (“Bumbo International”) are urging parents and caregivers to never place Bumbo Baby Seats on tables, countertops, chairs or other raised surfaces. Infants aged 3-10 months old have fallen out of the Bumbo seat and suffered skull fractures and other injuries.

CPSC and Bumbo International are aware of at least 45 incidents in which infants fell out of a Bumbo seat while it was being used on an elevated surface which occurred after an October 25th, 2007 voluntary recall of the product.

Bumbo Baby Seats can cause head injuries if used on elevated surfaces.

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Immune cell plays dual role in allergic skin disease

October 19, 2011 |

NIH-funded study in mice enhances understanding of atopic dermatitis

Washington, D.C. – An immune cell involved in initiating the symptoms of an allergic skin reaction may play an equally, or perhaps more important, role in suppressing the reaction once it becomes chronic.

This finding in mice could have future implications for the treatment of atopic dermatitis, a chronic inflammatory skin disease that affects an estimated 10 to 20 percent of infants and young children. The research is by investigators at the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS), part of the National Institutes of Health. «Read the rest of this article»

Two Strangulation Deaths Prompt Summer Infant to Recall Video Baby Monitors with Cords

February 15, 2011 |

Firm to Provide New On-Product Label and Instructions

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Summer Infant Inc., of Woonsocket, RI, is announcing the voluntary recall to provide new on product label and instructions for about 1.7 million video baby monitors with electrical cords.

The cords can present a strangulation hazard to infants and toddlers if placed too close to a crib. Because of this serious strangulation risk, parents and caregivers should never place these and other corded cameras within three feet of a crib.

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