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infant deaths were tallied by an analysis from the consumer
watchdog group, Consumer Reports.
"AAP urges all parents to stop using the product immediately,"
the pediatricians' association said in an announcement.
"This product is deadly and should be recalled immediately,"
said Kyle Yasuda, president of the pediatrician group.
A representative for Fisher-Price could not be reached early
Wednesday.
But the company said on its website that it voluntarily issued a
joint alert with the CPSC on April 5, to "warn parents and
caregivers to discontinue use of Rock 'n Play Sleeper when
infants begin to roll over," or when the child turns three
months old.
"Child safety is our priority," the company said.
The deaths occur when infants rolled from their backs to their
stomach or side and could not breathe, the joint alert said.
The sleeper features a cradle on a metal stand that rocks
infants. The company said it will continue to work with the
Consumer Product Safety Commission.
But the AAP said on Tuesday that the warning does not go far
enough.
"We cannot put any more children's lives at risk by keeping
these dangerous products on the shelves," Rachel Moon, a doctor
with the AAP said in the statement.
A representative with the CPSC was not available early
Wednesday.
(The story was refiled to correct the spelling of 'breathe' in
paragraph 8)
(Reporting by Rich McKay in Atlanta; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
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