If you say the word "Bumbo" to a group of people in Ohio, Pennsylvania or elsewhere in the country, while some will have no idea what you are talking about, it is a pretty good bet that a fair number of parents in the group will recognize exactly what you are talking about. This is because the Bumbo Baby Seat, which enables babies who are too young to have the muscles necessary to sit-up straight, to do just that, is very popular in the world of baby products.

Any parents who use this product with their babies should be aware of a recent recall that has been issued after over 20 reports of skull fractures occurring while the seat was in use. The recall pertains to approximately 4 million of the seats. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, the injuries to the babies' heads are occurring when they are able to maneuver out of the seats.

This is not the first time this seat has been recalled. Five years ago, approximately 1 million of them were recalled to add labels warning of the hazards of placing the seat with the baby in it, on raised surfaces. That recall was apparently due to the number of young children being injured when they fell from raised surfaces.

In relation to the current recall, repair kits, which presumably serve to secure the child in the seat, are being provided by Bumbo, free of charge. Though the kits will hopefully prevent these types of injuries from occurring in the future, it will not undo the skull fractures that have already occurred. Parents of children who were injured in that way may decide it is in their best interest to file a products liability lawsuit to try to recoup financial damages.

Source: KARE 11, "Popular Bumbo infant floor seat recalled," Associated Press, Aug. 15, 2012

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