Nap Nanny Recalled After Death
Following a death, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Baby
Matters LLC issued a voluntary recall of 30,000 of the company's Nap
Nanny (www.napnanny.com)
baby recliners. CPSC is investigating a report of a 4-month-old girl
who died in a Nap Nanny that was used in a crib. According to preliminary
reports, the infant was in her harness and found hanging over the side
of the product, caught between the Nap Nanny and the crib bumper.
CPSC and Baby Matters are aware of one other incident in which an infant became entrapped when the Nap Nanny was used in a crib - contrary to the product instructions - and sustained a cut to the forehead. There have been 22 reports of an infant hanging or falling out over the side of the Nap Nanny despite most of the infants being placed in the harness.
Infants can partially fall or hang over the side of the Nap Nanny even while the harness is in use. This situation worsens if the Velcro straps are not properly attached to the D rings located on the foam or if consumers are using the first-generation model Nap Nanny that was sold without D-rings. Consumers with first-generation models should stop using the recalled baby recliners immediately and contact the company to receive an $80 coupon toward the purchase of a new Nap Nanny with free shipping. Consumers with a second-generation model should immediately stop using the product until they are able to visit the www.napnanny.com/recall to obtain new product instructions and warnings.
