Public warned against using infant rockers for sleep after 14 deaths

Federal safety officials are warning against using infant rockers for sleep, citing at least 14 deaths linked to products made by Fisher-Price and another by Kids2.

At least 13 reported deaths between 2009 and 2021 involved Fisher-Price Infant-to-Toddler Rockers and Newborn-to-Toddler Rockers, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Fisher-Price said on Tuesday. Fisher-Price has sold more than 17 million of the rockers worldwide since the 1990s.

A separate release by the CPSC and Kids2 cited at least one reported death in 2019 of an infant in a Bright Starts Rocker. Kids2 has sold more than 1.8 million rockers worldwide since 2012.