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Tragedy as newborn baby dies after mum ‘fell asleep while breastfeeding’ | UK | News

Tragedy as newborn baby dies after mum ‘fell asleep while breastfeeding’ | UK | News

A newborn baby tragically died after her exhausted mother was sent home just four hours after prolonged labour, an inquest has heard. Little Evelyn Grace March was just one day old when her mother tragically fell asleep while trying to breastfeed her in bed.  Evelyn and her mother were discharged from the hospital on September 26, 2023, despite the mother having had little sleep for two days leading up to the birth.  Around 1.45 a.m. on September 27, Evelyn was brought into her mother’s bed because she was unsettled. While breastfeeding, the mother is believed to have fallen asleep. When she awoke at approximately 4 am, she found her baby unresponsive under her breast. Despite emergency efforts, Evelyn could not be revived and was sadly pronounced dead at 7.50 a.m. at Leeds General Infirmary, where she had been born just the day before, reports The Sun. While the official cause of death was recorded as “unascertained,” the coroner suggested that accidental suffocation by a sleeping adult was the likely cause.  During the inquest, it was determined …

‘My wife is mad because I don’t want to kiss my kids on the lips like David Beckham’ | UK | News

‘My wife is mad because I don’t want to kiss my kids on the lips like David Beckham’ | UK | News

A 30-year-old dad has received support from an online parenting community for not kissing his newborn baby on the lips, despite receiving criticism from his wife. Sharing his thoughts on the community forum, Reddit, the father wrote: “My and my wife were hanging out and she asked if I had ‘kissed her cute little lips yet or not’ and I said ‘no’.” The dad explained he was “not in the habit of kissing kids on the lips” as it’s “not his jam”. He continued that unlike the National Football League (NFL) athlete and celebrity, Tom Brady, he does not want to kiss his kids on the lips and his decision should not “matter so much”. The forum has over 400 comments on the post, with parents weighing in on the debate. Other UK celebrities including David Beckham have been criticised in the past for public affection displays with their children. Brady’s personal life has faced backlash as he has been pictured kissing his son on the lips. During a docu-series about his life as an …