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Infant Suffocation Deaths Prompt Recall of Amby Baby Motion Beds/Hammocks

U.S. CPSCSuffocationEntrapmentDec 8, 2009
Picture of Recalled Baby Motion Bed
Picture of Recalled Baby Motion Bed
Picture of Amby Label
Picture of Amby Label

Photos from the official notice: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission · image rights

Hazard

The side-to-side shifting or tilting of the hammock can cause the infant to roll and become entrapped or wedged against the hammock's fabric and/or mattress pad, resulting in a suffocation hazard.

Remedy

This firm is no longer in business. The repair kit is no longer available. Consumers who have not received the repair kit should immediately stop using this product and discard it.

Incidents & injuries

Amby Baby is aware of two infant suffocation deaths in the Amby Baby hammock. 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.

Product description

The Amby Baby Motion Bed consists of a steel frame and a fabric hammock which are connected by a large spring and metal crossbar. There is only one model of the hammock available which can be identified by a label sewn onto the hammock stating: "Amby - Babies Love It, Naturally."

Sold on

Ambybaby.com and other Internet retailers from January 2003 through October 2009 for about $250.

What should I do?

Stop using the product and follow the remedy below. Contact the company for a refund, repair or replacement — recall remedies are free.

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