The Otteroo “neck float” is an inflatable ring that, its manufacturer says, gently keeps a baby’s head above water in a bath or a pool, so they are free to kick and turn and play. The smaller of the ...

The FDA has a warning about baby neck floats: don't use them. At least one child has died, and another was hurt linked to one of those devices. In both cases, the babies were injured when their ...

Families who use baby neck floats for their infants' swimming or water therapy might want to toss them in the trash. After receiving a report that one infant died and another was hospitalized after ...

I know spring has only just begun, but I’m already counting down the days until summer! Or at least until it’s warm enough to break out some beach toys and baby pool floats. (Oh, how I envy anyone who ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration published a warning regarding neck floats for babies. The FDA states that parents, caregivers and health care providers should not use neck floats for water ...

Even though both of my kids love playing with water tables and bath toys, nothing beats hanging out at a local watering hole on hot summer days. And, because we have easy access to the beach, they’ve ...

A California company that makes baby neck floats has refused to recall the inflatable devices despite safety warnings from two federal agencies and a report of a baby drowning while using the product, ...

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning parents, caregivers, and health care providers not to use neck floats with babies for water therapy interventions after one child died and another was ...