Infant Suffocation Deaths Prompt Recall of Amby Baby
Infant Suffocation Deaths Prompt Recall of Amby Baby Motion Beds/Hammocks
Why was Infant Suffocation Deaths Prompt Recall of Amby Baby recalled?
The side-to-side shifting or tilting of the hammock can cause the infant to roll and become entrapped or wedged against the hammock's fabric and/or mattress pad, resulting in a suffocation hazard.
What should I do if I have this product?
This firm is no longer in business. The repair kit is no longer available. Consumers who have not received the repair kit should immediately stop using this product and discard it.
What to do with a recalled product: refunds, receipts, safe disposal and how to report a problem.
Is my product affected?
Compare the item in your hand with every identifier below from the official CPSC record. Only products that match the listed product and identifiers are part of this recall.
- Product
- Amby Baby Motion Beds
- Company
- Amby Baby USA, of Minneapolis, Minn.
- Quantity
- About 24,000
- Sold at
- Ambybaby.com and other Internet retailers from January 2003 through October 2009 for about $250.
- Recall date
- December 8, 2009
- Incidents / injuries
- Amby Baby is aware of two infant suffocation deaths in the Amby Baby hammock. In June 2009, a 4-month-old girl in Lawrenceville, Ga died in a baby hammock and in August 2009, a 5-month-old boy from Gresham, Ore.
- Agency
- CPSC
Product description
The Amby Baby Motion Bed consists of a steel frame and a fabric hammock which are connected by a large spring and metal crossbar. There is only one model of the hammock available which can be identified by a label sewn onto the hammock stating: "Amby - Babies Love It, Naturally."