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It’s important to immediately stop using the loungers Mamibaby, Yoocaa, DHZJM, Cosy Nation & Hyhuudth that were made by Ningbo Tree Nest Children Products. Do not dispose of the product if your baby was injured or killed, as the product itself could be valuable evidence, but put it someplace safe and be sure not to use it. The CPSC has warned that even though these loungers have been advertised as sleep products, they create a dangerous sleep environment, presenting suffocation, entrapment, and falls for infants.
The Mamibaby baby lounger was sold at Walmart.com. There is a Mamibaby tag sewn on the cover for the baby lounger, which should help you identify it. “Sleeping set” tags have also been sewn the lounge covers for this lounger. Meanwhile, Yoocaa baby loungers have been sold on Amazon.com. You can identify these based on the manufacturer label on Yoocaa baby lounger packaging, as well as by the “Sleeping Set” tag that’s sewn on the lounger cover. Similarly, the DHZJM baby lounger, sold on Amazon.com, can be identified by a tag identifying the manufacturer on the lounger and cover. “Sleeping set” will also be sewn on the cover. Both the Hyhuudth and Cosy Nation Baby loungers, also found on Amazon.com, can also be identified according to tags on the lounger and cover.
CPSC is aware of a total of five infant deaths reported as occurring in Mamibaby, Yoocaa and DHZJM-branded baby loungers. Two of these deaths were of infants in 2020 and 2021—one was 10 days and the other was five months. They died while the loungers were used for bedsharing. The Yoocaa-branded baby loungers are associated with two infant deaths. One resulted from the entrapment of a three-month-old placed in a Yoocaa-branded baby lounger atop the bed and the other happened in 2022 involving a four-month-old who was discovered as unresponsive after being put with a blanket in a Yoocaa lounger. The fifth of the reported infant deaths happened in 2020 when a four-month-old infant was discovered unresponsive, face down on a blanket that was placed on top of the DHZJM lounger.
The CPSC has reported that affected loungers violate federal safety regulations for infant sleep products for several reasons. The sides are too low to hold the infant. The sleeping pad is too thick, which can be a suffocation risk. Additionally, an infant could fall out of the enclosed opening at the foot of the lounger or get entrapped. The affected loungers don’t come with a stand, which means that there is a danger of falls whenever they’re placed on elevated areas, such as a bed or dresser.
If a recall remedy is available, you should seek a recall remedy. However, any such remedy would likely be insufficient in the case of infant injury or death. The baby loungers should not in any context be sold or given away. When there is an incident involving injuries or defects, parents and caregivers should report it to CPSC, but additionally, in cases of injuries or deaths, it’s important to find out your legal options. Our lawyers can discuss with you whether there is a basis to bring a product liability lawsuit against the manufacturer; these cases are brought when a product is defective in terms of its marketing, manufacturing, or design.
If your baby was injured or killed as a result of a baby lounger, call the seasoned Chicago-based product liability attorneys of Moll Law Group to discuss your legal options. For a free consultation, please complete our online form or call us at 312.462.1700.