Chicago Tribune: The death of a 4-month-old girl has prompted the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Baby Matters LLC on Monday to issue a voluntary recall of approximately 30,000 Nap Nanny baby recliners. The CPSC is investigating a report that the infant, from Royal Oak, Mich., died in a Nap Nanny being 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," a July 26 CPSC press release said.

The CPSC said it is aware of another reported incident of an infant becoming entrapped in a Nap Nanny that was being used in a crib. That "infant sustained a cut to the forehead," according to the CPSC. In addition, the CPSC and Baby Matters have received 22 reports of infants, "primarily younger than 5 months old, hanging or falling out over the side of the Nap Nanny despite most of the infants being placed in the harness," according to the CPSC.

The CPSC said Nap Nanny baby recliners should be used on the floor, away from any other products. The CPSC does not recommend using the Nap Nanny recliners in cribs or other confined areas.

10309b"Infants can partially fall or hang over the side of the Nap Nanny even while the harness is in use," the CPSC press release said. "This situation can be worse if the Velcro straps, located inside the Nap Nanny cover 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."

A photo of the "D"-rings is located to the right, courtesy of the CPSC.

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