Amby Baby Motion Beds Recalled After Two Infant Deaths

About 24,000 Amby Baby Motion Beds have been recalled after two infants died when they became entangled in the hammock beds and suffocated.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission and Amby Baby USA, of Minneapolis, Minn. announced the voluntary nationwide recall today. Side-to-side shifting or tilting of the hammock can cause infants to roll and become entrapped or wedged against the hammock’s fabric or mattress pad, posing a risk of suffocation.

The company said it is aware of two incidents in which children were fatally suffocated in the Amby Baby hanging beds. 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. was suffocated in one of the recalled beds, officials said.

The Amby Baby Motion Bed is comprised by a steel frame with a fabric hammock, which are connected by a large spring and metal crossbar. Only models bearing a tag reading “Amby – Babies Love It, Naturally” are involved in the recall, officials said.

The recalled beds were sold only online at Ambybaby.com and other Internet retailers from January 2003 through October 2009 for about $250. They were manufactured in China.

Consumers who have a recalled Amby Baby motion bed/hammock in their possession should contact Amby Baby USA for a free repair kit, which is expected to become available in January. In the meantime, parents and caregivers are urged to find an alternative, safe sleeping environment for their baby and stop using the recalled hammock beds.

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