Fisher-Price Recalls Rock 'n Glide Soothers After 4 Infant Deaths

Fisher-Price is recalling two baby sleep products — 4-in-1 Rock 'n Glide Soothers and 2-in-1 Soothe 'n Play Gliders — following the deaths of four infants.

The fatalities linked to the Fisher-Price 4-in-1 Rock 'n Glide Soother involve a four-month-old Missouri child, a two-month-old in Nevada, a two-month-old in Michigan, and an 11-week-old in Colorado, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and toymaker Mattel, which owns Fisher-Price, said Thursday.

All four babies who died were said to have been placed on their backs unrestrained in the Fisher-Price products and later found on their stomachs, the CPSC reported. The deaths occurred between April 2019 and February 2020, according to the agency. There have been no known fatalities in the 2-in-1 Sooth 'n Play Gliders.

About 120,000 4-in-1 Rock 'n glide Soothers and 55,000 2-in-1 Sooth 'n Play Gliders were sold at juvenile product stores and mass merchandisers nationwide and online, including Walmart, Target, and Amazon.com, the CPSC stated.

The 4-in-1 Rock 'n glide Soothers retailed for roughly $108 from January 2014 through December 2020, while the 2-in-1 Soothe 'n Play Gliders were sold from November 2018 through May 2021 for about $125. Nearly 60,000 of the recalled products were also sold in Canada, according to the recall notice.

The recall involves 4-in-1 Rock 'n Glide Soothers with the model numbers CHP56, CHP55 and CBT81 and GDD28, GDD39, GDD41, GGW85, GNX43, GVG43, HBD26, and HBD27 for the 2-in-1 Soothe 'n Play Gliders. HBT17 is sold in Canada only. Model numbers can be found on the underside of the base.

The products have two modes: A powered glider seat and an infant rocker that allows them to move in a head-to-toe or side-to-side motion.

Consumers should immediately stop using the recalled products and contact Fisher-Price for a refund online at www.service.mattel.com or call toll-free at (855) 853-6224 from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Eastern time Monday through Friday.

"These incidents are indeed heartbreaking," Chuck Scothon, general manager of Fisher-Price, said in a statement. "We are committed to educating parents and caregivers on the safe use of all of our products, including the importance of following all warnings and instructions to ensure the health and safety of babies and children."

The Fisher-Price products are the latest among millions of inclined infant sleep products that have been recalled over the years. Advocacy groups including Consumer Reports have faulted their use in more than 100 infant deaths.

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