700,000 Rocking Baby Sleepers are recalled after 5 infant deaths

Children's product company Kids II has recalled 700,000 rocking baby sleepers after the deaths of five infants who had used rocks while unrestrained.

Kids II, which produces baby products for brands such as Baby Einstein, Ingenuity, Bright Starts and Disney Baby, offers consumers a refund for their recalled baby coats, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission said in a statement on Friday announcing the recall. .

Ca. 694,000 Kids II rocking sleepers were sold nationwide at Walmart, Target, Toys "R" Us and online from March 2012 to this month, according to the security agency. Sleepers usually cost $ 40 to $ 80.

The recall comes weeks after Fisher Price recalled 4.7 million of their Rock & nbsp; Play Play sleepers after it was reported that at least 10 infants had died of suffocation since 2015 after having rolled over from the back to their stomach while in the seat. After you first issued a security alert for the sleeping room, Fisher Price eventually recalled the product.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends "infants lay on their backs on a flat, solid surface, and these are on a rise," said Dr. David Fagan, vice president of children at Cohen Children's Medical Center in New Hyde. Park, NY. "We will never recommend any of these products."

According to Dr. Fagan, research from the 1990s showed that it was putting babies to sleep on their backs on a flat, solid surface causing events of sudden childhood syndrome, or SIDS, to sink significantly.

"Every nap and every night," said Dr. Fagan.

Allure of sleepers or rockers is the promise of rocking babies to sleep, giving parents a free moment. But the idea that babies can be rocked in sleep is more myth than facts.

"The notion that rocking calms the infant and puts him to sleep has not been proven," said Dr. Fagan. "It's not a fact."

To get a refund, consumers can call the Call II recall line at 866-869-7954 or fill out a form online.