Infant Suffocation Deaths Prompt · Recalled
Infant Suffocation Deaths Prompt Recall of Amby Baby Motion Beds/Hammocks
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.
- Units
- About 24,000
- Reports
- —
- Injuries
- —
- Deaths
- 2
- Price
- $250
- Remedy
- See notice
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Affected
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."
The file
- Sold at
- Ambybaby.com and other Internet retailers from January 2003 through October 2009 for about $250.
- Product type
- Bassinets/Baby Hammocks
- Made in
- China
- Recalled by
- Amby Baby USA, of Minneapolis, Minn.
Incident log
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.
What the notice says to do
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.
Recall notice published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. This site is independent: always confirm on the official notice before acting.
Notice first dated DEC 08 2009; last revised MAY 23 2014.
