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Infant Inclined Sleepers and Beds

Restricted airways

Infants placed in an inclined sleeper or bed may fall asleep in a chin-to-chest position.

This position can restrict their airways and disrupt their breathing – causing death and even brain injuries due to lack of oxygen.

Suffocation

Most inclined infant sleepers featured softer padding and cushions. While this can be marketed as a comfort feature, infants and babies can suffer suffocation leading to death after rolling onto their stomachs.

This soft padding can make it difficult to breathe if a baby’s face becomes pressed against the padding and the infant cannot raise their head.

Falls

Inclined infant sleepers and beds present a fall hazard as a newborn or baby can roll out of the device. Not only is the height of a potential cause for concern, but the infant could also potentially become trapped under the sleeper if a fall occurs.

• Baby Matter Nap Nanny and Chill Infant Recliners (June 13, 2013)
  About 165,000 sleepers were recalled after five infant deaths were linked to the products. A sixth death was reported after the recall, in 2014.
• Delta Inclined Sleepers With Adjustable Feeding Position for Newborns (January 29, 2020)
  About 5,900 sleepers were recalled because of infant fatalities linked to similar products.
• Dorel Juvenile Group’s Disney Baby Doze and Dream Bassinet & Eddie Bauer Slumber and Soothe Rock Bassinet (July 31, 2019)
  About 24,000 sleepers were recalled because of infant fatalities linked to similar products.
• Evenflo Pillo Portable Napper (January 29, 2020)
  About 3,100 sleepers were recalled in the U.S. because of infant fatalities linked to similar products. About 1,100 were recalled in Canada because they didn’t meet the country’s regulations for bassinets, cradles, and cribs.
• Fisher-Price Rock ’n Play Sleeper (April 12, 2019)
  About 4.7 million sleepers were recalled in the U.S. because of more than 30 reported fatalities. In Canada, there were two recalls: one involving about 2,000 products sold from December 2009 to February 2011, and the other involving about 600 products sold between January 2018 and April 2019. (The recall does not apply to Fisher-Price Rock ’n Play Soothing Seats, almost identical products sold in Canada but not marketed for sleep.)
• Fisher-Price inclined sleeper accessory sold with Ultra-Lite Day & Night Play Yards (June 27, 2019)
  About 71,000 sleepers were recalled because of infant fatalities linked to similar products.
• Fisher-Price 4-in-1 Rock ’n Glide Soothers (June 3, 2021)
  About 120,000 soothers were recalled after four infant deaths were linked to the products.
• Fisher-Price 2-in-1 Soothe ’n Play Gliders (June 3, 2021)
  About 55,000 gliders were recalled after infant fatalities were linked to similar products.
• Graco Little Lounger Rocking Seats (January 29, 2020)
  About 111,000 sleepers were recalled because of infant fatalities linked to similar products.
• Graco inclined sleeper accessories included with four playard models (December 16, 2020)
  About 51,000 sleepers were recalled because of infant fatalities linked to similar products.
• Kids II Rocking Sleepers, such as the Ingenuity Moonlight Rocking Sleeper and the Bright Starts Playtime to Bedtime Rocking Sleeper (April 26, 2019)
  About 694,000 sleepers were recalled after the company’s sleepers were linked to five infant fatalities.
• Kolcraft Cuddle ‘n Care 2-in-1 Bassinet & Incline Sleepers and the Preferred Position 2-in-1 Bassinet & Incline Sleepers (February 20, 2020)
  About 51,000 inclined sleeper accessories sold with two bassinets were recalled because of infant fatalities linked to similar inclined sleepers.
• Sumr Brands SwaddleMe By Your Bed Sleepers (January 29, 2020)
  About 46,300 sleepers were recalled because of infant fatalities linked to similar inclined sleepers.

Source: Guide to Recalled Infant Inclined Sleepers, Nappers, and Loungers – Consumer Reports