Deaths of 13 babies in Fisher-Price rockers prompt a consumer alert that was delayed by a Congressional gag order

The Fisher-Price Infant-to-Toddler Rocker (left and center) and Fisher-Price Newborn-to-Toddler Rocker, both linked to deaths. (Consumer Product Safety Commission)

Fisher-Price and the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission are warning parents not to let their infants fall asleep in Fisher-Price infant rockers after 13 babies died in the devices between 2009 and 2021.

The deaths happened after the babies fell asleep in the Fisher Price Infant-to-Toddler and the Fisher-Price Newborn-to-Toddler rockers.