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US and Canada issue recall and advisory concerning baby hammock

The US has issued a product recall and Canada an advisory regarding the Amby Baby Motion Bed after the deaths of two infants in the US.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a recall on Tuesday of almost 24,000 Amby Baby Motion Beds, made by Amby Baby U.S.A. of Minneapolis.

The recall was prompted after the suffocation death of a four-month-old Georgia girl in June and a five-month-old Oregon boy in August. The commission also said there were three other non-lethal incidents related to the hammock.

The commission stated that the “side-to-side shifting or tilting of the hammock can cause the infant to roll and become entrapped or wedged against the hammock’s fabric and/or mattress pad, resulting in a suffocation hazard.”

Additional action has been taken by Health Canada, the country’s department responsible for national public health. In an urgent advisory, Health Canada said that the Amby hammock “should be disassembled and disposed of in such a way that they cannot be used again.”

While no incidents have been reported in Canada regarding the hammock, the department wanted to take action. Due to a lack of regulations in the country on bassinets and hammocks for babies, there are no real controls that manufacturers must follow. This prompted the government in April to propose the creation of more rigorous standards for such devices.

An additional lack of standards in the U.S. exists. Nancy Cowles, executive director of non-profit Kids In Danger, told the Associated Press: “There is currently no safety standard that would cover a hammock. And CPSC has recently recalled other [hammock] versions for entanglement hazards, so Kids In Danger would recommend parents not use these types of products until a safety standard is in place.”

Amby’s Web site states: “Consumers should stop using these beds immediately and find an alternative safe sleeping arrangement for your child.”

“For consumers in the U.S., Amby Baby will be offering a repair kit as soon as possible, but not earlier than January 2010.”

For more information, please visit the Amby Baby site.

         

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Trinity Vidal Hernandez Charged with Attempted Kidnapping

Trinity Vidal Hernandez

Trinity Vidal Hernandez was arrested yesterday and charged with attempted kidnapping at Samaritan Albany General Hospital’s maternity floor.  Other charges include initiating a false report, disorderly conduct and criminal mischief.

She walked into the Albany, Oregon, hospital emergency room on September 19 and told the hospital staff her friend was having triplets on the side of a county road and was being transported to the hospital by Life Flight.  In the middle of the hospital’s preparation for the arrival of the birthing mother, Trinity Hernandez disappeared from the emergency room area and showed up on the maternity floor.

Thanks to the quick action of the hospital’s alert staff, Hernandez never made it past the nurse station.  No kidnapping took place.  Police were quickly called and an investigation launched.

Even though Trinity Hernandez has three children of her own and 24 nieces and nephews, she apparently planned to take a newborn baby from an unsuspecting mother.

Police are investigating allegations that similar activity by Hernandez has taken place at several hospitals.  She has given her own family false information on several occasions leading them to believe that she was employed at Samaritan Albany General Hospital.

         

Young Mother And Baby Killed After Meeting Murderer On Craigslist

A young mother has been murdered after she was befriended by a lady she met on Craigslist.

Korena Roberts, 28, has been charged with murder after the body of a young mother was found in the crawl space under her kitchen.

Roberts, from Oregon, called for medical assistance on Friday after she said that her newborn baby was in distress.

They arrived at the scene to find Roberts’ boyfriend trying to revive the baby boy. Medics sent the baby and Roberts to a hospital after they found a lot of blood at the home.

Sgt. David Thompson from Washington County Sheriff’s office said “Doctors at the hospital were not able to revive the baby,”

“They also discovered that Ms. Roberts had not delivered a child at anytime in the recent past.”

When they returned to the home, they found the body of 21-year-old Heather Snively who had been 8-months pregnant when she had gone missing.

They have determined that Snively was the mother of the child, but need to investigate further to find out whether she had died after the birth, or if the child had been removed from her once she had been killed.

Robert’s had told her neighbours that she was pregnant, although they told reporters that she did not look like she was.

It is believed that Snively met Roberts through Craigslist as she was selling used baby clothes.