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    Some Baby Loungers Sold on Amazon and Walmart Have Been Linked to 5 Infant Deaths

    Regulators say parents should immediately stop using these loungers, sold under five different brand names

    Yoocaa baby lounger
    The Yoocaa baby lounger is one of several loungers the Consumer Product Safety Commission says customers should stop using immediately.

    Update, Oct. 24, 2024: The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced on Oct. 16, 2024, that it had voted unanimously to adopt its new rule for infant support cushions, including loungers like these. The agency says the new safety requirements will reduce the risk of injury and death to babies—especially those risks that come from babies sleeping on or with these pillows or falling from elevated heights when left in pillows unattended.

    The Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning customers about five baby loungers that it says have been linked to five deaths. The loungers have been sold at Walmart and on Amazon under the brand names Cosy Nation, DHZJM, Hyhuudth, Mamibaby, and Yoocaa—but they appear to all be manufactured by the same company, Ningbo Tree Nest Children Products, of China, according to the federal agency.

    The CPSC press release on Thursday identified several dangers posed by the loungers: “The sides are too low to contain the infant; the sleeping pad is too thick, posing a suffocation hazard; and an infant could fall out of an enclosed opening at the foot of the lounger or become entrapped.”

    These hazards are not hypothetical. Two babies have died in recent years in Mamibaby loungers when they were used for bed-sharing, according to the CPSC, and two babies died in Yoocaa loungers, including a 3-month-old who was put to sleep in a Yoocaa in an adult bed and became entrapped between the bed and a wall. And, the agency says, one baby suffocated in their sleep in a DHZJM lounger, which the CPSC had previously reported in June.

    Over 3,000 infants die in sleep-related incidents in the U.S. every year, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. 

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    The announcement on Thursday is not quite a full recall; two third-party sellers that sold some of these loungers on Amazon, also from China, have agreed to recalls and are providing refunds, but the original manufacturer that the CPSC believes made all of the loungers has not agreed to one. The “loungers were sold in multiple styles and printed fabric options by various third-party sellers and on other websites,” according to the press release. So the agency is urging customers to stop using these loungers immediately and destroy them.

    “It’s terrifying to think that without a recall from the manufacturer, consumers might see these loungers again under new brand names and buy them thinking they’re safe,” says Oriene Shin, policy counsel at Consumer Reports. “Online marketplaces, including Amazon and Walmart, should act forcefully to remove these illegal loungers from their stores, stop any future sale of these loungers, and warn consumers of the serious risk they pose.”

    Ningbo Tree Nest Children Products could not be reached for comment. Walmart did not respond to a request for comment. Amazon told CR that it was removing the products from its website, notifying customers of the CPSC’s concerns, and issuing refunds.

    If you have a baby lounger that looks like the one pictured above, check the tag: It may or may not be eligible for a refund if it is part of the recall of Mamibaby, Cosy Nation, or Yoocaa loungers. Regardless, you should stop using it right away. Babies should always be put to sleep on their backs alone on a firm, flat surface.


    Headshot of CRO author Lauren Kirchner

    Lauren Kirchner

    Lauren Kirchner is an investigative reporter on the special projects team at Consumer Reports. She has been with CR since 2022, covering product safety. She has previously reported on algorithmic bias, criminal justice, and housing for the Markup and ProPublica, and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Explanatory Reporting in 2017. Send her tips at lauren.kirchner@consumer.org and follow her on Twitter @lkirchner.