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• Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Play Sleeper Recall Reannounced After Additional Infant Deaths

  January 10, 2023

  Russell Maas

  The CPSC has reannounced a Fisher-Price Rock 'n Play Sleeper recall following dozens of additional reports of infant deaths.

• Infants Surviving NEC Face Devastating and Permanent Injuries at Start of Life

  July 27, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  Babies who undergo treatment for advanced NEC often face severe permanent injuries and complications.

• CPSC and Fisher-Price Warn Letting Infants Sleep in Toddler Rockers Carries Risk of Death

  June 24, 2022

  Randy Dixon, Jr.

  The CPSC is warning parents and caregivers not to let infants sleep or be left unattended in Fisher-Price toddler rockers following 13 reports of infant deaths.

• Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Respiratory Issues Among Top Premature Infant Mortality Causes: JAMA

  May 24, 2022

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study links gestational age with the odds of survival in premature infants, but also warns that certain ailments, such as respiratory failure and necrotizing enterocolitis, greatly decrease their chances of survival.

• CPSC Files Lawsuit to Force Leachco Podster Infant Sleeper Recalls After Child Deaths

  February 17, 2022

  Russell Maas

  The CPSC has filed a lawsuit to force a recall of Podster and other Leachco infant sleepers and pillows which they say pose a suffocation hazard following reports of two infant deaths.

• New Federal Safety Standards for Crib Mattresses Approved By CPSC

  February 1, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  The CPSC has approved new crib mattress standards with the aim of preventing infant deaths due to suffocation and other injuries linked to their design.

• Massive Boopy Infant Lounger Recall Issued After 8 Infant Deaths Reported

  September 24, 2021

  Luke Tollen

  About 3.3 million Boppy Infant Loungers are being recalled following reports of at least eight infant suffocation deaths.

• Argyle UVC Insertion Tray Recall: Missing Scalpel Instructions Linked To Two Infant Deaths

  August 23, 2021

  Russell Maas

  More than 7,000 Argyle UVC Insertion surgical trays are being recalled due to scalpels locking during surgeries, which has led to at least two infant deaths.

• Fisher-Price Infant Sleeper Risks Ignored As Deaths Mounted For Years: Report

  June 8, 2021

  Russell Maas

  A House report reveals Fisher-Price knew its inclined sleepers were potentially deadly for years, but failed to warn parents or make adequate changes, even as reports of infant deaths began rolling in.

• Fisher-Price Rock ‘n Glide Soothers Recalled Following Infant Deaths

  June 7, 2021

  Russell Maas

  More than 200,000 Fisher-Price infant sleepers are being recalled as the CPSC continues to crack down on inclined sleepers linked to infant deaths.