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Wednesday, 3 December 2014

Baby suffocates to death while sleeping in between his parents

A 6-week-old baby named Noah Pearson (pictured above), suffocated to death in his sleep after being deprived of oxygen while sleeping in between his parent in bed at their home in Bradford, in West Yorkshire.

According to the UK Telegraph, Noah's parents, Paul Pearson 24 and Emily Lambert 22, had left him with his grandmother while they went out with friends for drinks for the first time in a year. They returned at about 3.30am the following day drunk but still took their baby from the grandmother...



Noah's father took him into their room to sleep in his Moses basket which was placed by his side of their bed. But when Noah started to cry around 5am, his father took him from the Moses basket and brought him into the bed he shared with his partner and placed him between them.

When the couple woke up at about 8.50am, they found blood coming out from Noah's nostrils. He was immediately taken to the Bradford Royal hospital where test showed he died from Sudden Infant Death syndrome after being deprived of oxygen.

At an inquest, a doctor warned of the dangers of parents sleeping with their babies as a coroner said a contributary factor in Noah's death on May 31 was "co-sleeping and parental alcohol consumption".

Consultant paediatrician Dr Eduardo Moya told the hearing that the parents' decision to co-sleep with their baby and having consumed alcohol that night may have contributed to their baby's death. He said baby Noah was found to have a minor rhino virus, akin to a nose cold.

Dr Moya said:
"The not deliberate and unfortunate set of circumstances is well-documented - bed sharing with parents combined with alcohol consumption. Furthermore one or both of the parents did smoke and that could be a contributory factor as that baby had a rhino viral infection. There are a series of risk factors that increase the likelihood of having SIDS. One reason bed sharing is considered dangerous is that one parents could roll on to the infant in the middle of the night."
"This was a tragedy and there is nobody as fault but I believe it is important to know the etymology of SIDS. These are contributory factors because we don't know the ultimate cause of SIDS. I pass my condolences on to the family. It was clear to me when I went to see them that nobody did anything wrong or deliberate. It was an unfortunate tragedy."
Source: UK Telegraph

170 comments:

Alloy Chikezie said...

strange things one hears everyday. May his soul rest in peace.


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Unknown said...

wat a tragedy!rest in peace young one

ERI said...

RIP....

becckyd said...

This is seroius oo,eeyah

SANDRA said...

Poor baby

Unknown said...

God kai. Rip to it oh. God dey.

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Unknown said...

This is so sad.

Anonymous said...

Eyaa rip amuzieemmanuel@gmail.com

Unknown said...

This is so sad. what a loss.
hey Linda, i am your number1 fan,like what u doing.i always read ur blog everyday God bless

Neks said...

>>>>>> They always warn against this in the hospitals to new parents, what a waste of life <<<<<<<< (corcake@yahoo.com)

Unknown said...

Dis baby is so beautiful

Olori Jojo said...

Carelessness

Amaka.u.l said...

Rip baby,d parents shld tak hrt

Unknown said...

Kai! Nawaa and who does that?

Unknown said...

awww!!.... see say We Nigerians Get Sense Pass all This oyibo people!!! even people wey dey stay one room go put d baby 4 him own bed!!

Unknown said...

RIP Noah

Anonymous said...

RIP BABY ...........lesti

That Annang Babe said...

SIDS (Sudden infant death syndrome) I pray other parents learn from this. Babies are best kept to sleep in their beds

Folashade Idowu said...

what???? I don't like this kind of story....

stellarviv said...

So sad. RIP baby

Anonymous said...

aawwww so sad...life of a boring pregnant woman...oluwalobunmi

Berryblast said...

God punish both parents, useless n irresponsible drunkards

Mak terince said...

That's just insane

linda ikeji's boo said...

not discriminating but I think white folks are not as caring as Africans.our ladies can really take care of babies for ever.

Blessed Child said...

*poor child* Senseless parents. That's what alcohol does. Smh


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GALORE said...

Chaai....so painful....that is why baby's court is advisable




Sorry for ur loss



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Unknown said...

They shudda put the baby in the cot. Sad!!

Unknown said...

Wetin we no go hear...everyday different story

Unknown said...

Learning process. What a loss to the family.

Anonymous said...

Na wa Oh!

Tristanflow said...

God forbids bad thing

Unknown said...

So sad.they parent will now have to live with the guilt that they killed their child.
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Unknown said...

I JUST HATE TO HEAR THIS KIND OF NEWS..SIGH... THRY SHOULD HAVE JUST LEFT HIM WITH HIS GRAND MOTHER


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TesterBlog said...

Tragic.....anyways, sh*t happens

ike(ikeoluwajayeola@yahoo.com) said...

Sad story

Anonymous said...

so sad...after the long 9 months of no sleep,feeling irritated at some point,selective food that wont go down well,heartburn after eating favourite meal...life of a boring pregnant woman...oluwalobunmi

Faith Makky said...

My God..... Poor baby

destinysweet said...

Rip little one..I don't like couple dat sleep wit new baby in between dem...plz allow d baby to sleep in his/her baby bed....

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Unknown said...

Oh no wat a pity, cut baby r i p

Unknown said...

Bad event
What's a tragedy

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Cute G said...

Oh dear.Poor child. One disadvantage of sharing the bed wt your baby, let alone when drunk.
I'm sure they'll never forgive themselves.

Juleslouis said...

Babies should be trained to sleep in their bed to avoid this type of misfortunes. Parents should also be dedicated while caring for their kids. Alcohol can always wait. The baby's life is worth more than the joy and hangover of alcohol. Pretty boy just died cuz of his parents carelessness. May his soul rest in peace.

Unknown said...

Too bad! Some Parents can be careless sef

Saidat said...

Ah poor lil kid, oyinbos nd dere way of lyf, husband and wife drunk an the same time. Buh I think dey loved dere kid sinx dey still remembered to pick him up despite dere drunk condition.

Catwalk with Pat said...

Careless parents.

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Anonymous said...

What a bad way 2 lose a baby.R.I.P little one

Anonymous said...

Wic kin bad sleep b dis?



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Bishop Dammy said...

Oh! Thia is a sad one now. Joshua 1:8. BishopDammy#

Unknown said...

omg!!!! sad story indeed.

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Anonymous said...

U can imagine...if its face 2 face its undastandable mtcheew....iyanufemi2@gmail

Unknown said...

OUCH! Such innocent soul and just 6weeks.
Lesson learnt for parents

Amasohi said...

Aaaauuuuwww!!!! Poor baby

My two cents..

Unknown said...

Dis is a sad news! Pls. Both parents shuld. Take hrt another and wiL stay 4gud so sorry I feel d pain cos am a mother! May d soul of dis bb rest in peace ! Amen!





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joy Egbunu said...

How sad! RIP lil one

C. A. Omerenna said...

parents in general please be more careful so sry for the loss anyways. cheers lindaikeji

adaonah82@yahoo.com said...

Such a citie....die jst lyk dat. Rip lovely

LIZZI said...

jeez!....careless parents

Mz MNB said...

eeeahya and the baby is fine oo.

adaonah82@yahoo.com said...

Cutie...rip.

adaonah82@yahoo.com said...

Such a citie....die jst lyk dat. Rip lovely

Unknown said...

Sad

Gift Lawrence said...

chaiii. so sorry

Unknown said...

very unfortunate! the parents are sick..


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APPLELIPX said...

Adult carelessness
It scares me when I see babies lying in between parents...they are too tender n fragile for any rough touch

Unknown said...

Bad news.RIP little one

Golda Awosika said...

Wow *sad story* anoda lesson to couples out dia

Anonymous said...

RIP 2 d child. Bt the parents are too young. They jst barely left their teens.. Are they even married?? Maybe cohabiting...

Anonymous said...

So sad! Beautiful baby R.I.P, they should give the parent some serious lashes @ the buttocks for their carelessness

snowflix said...

It's so unfortunate tho, may the soul of the innocent baby rest in peace Amen #onelovefromSnow#

ujunwa said...

Ooo my God, feel like crying.. rest in peace

Unknown said...

OMG such a tragedy.....this is what most parents do here in Nigeria but God is always merciful to us, we should learn from their mistakes....**poorbaby**

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jbankzE said...

Datz sad menh

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Livvsreamblog said...

Na wa o,which kind sleep be that one

Unknown said...

ouch sad news indeed..little cute noah RIP

Mzz_Mary said...

Ouch.. too bad

Unknown said...

dey nid to be arresting

Unknown said...

This is serious

Samba geh said...

Jesus is lord,am so scared cos I co sleep wt my baby

Unknown said...

oh my God!c careless parents

Anonymous said...

Very unfortunate tragedy for the baby but a gross irresponsibility on the part of the mother.

Better Pikin said...

Alcohol is demonic
oh Father what a loss

Anonymous said...

Eya....RIP little angel so sad..#gift#

Unknown said...

Lesson to all of us.

Nadine via nadin4real@gmail.com said...

What is a cradle for. Such a cute baby, what a loss. RIP

Unknown said...

Very sad

Dave Mide said...

This is when your daddy is Meekmill and your mummy is rihanna!

Unknown said...

They should be jailed! Careless parents

ebonyz... said...

Sad.......Can't imagine what the parents are going through....

ebonyz... said...

Sad.......Can't imagine what the parents are going through....

Everything Rosham said...

But y???y would up u put ur baby where u are sleeping wen u no say u day jarunpa

Unknown said...

So sad..RIP my baby

Unknown said...

Chai, I feel for the couple and the baby too that had to suffer before dieing.

Unknown said...

Eyahhhhhh, parent beware Plsssssssssssss. Even if u must sleep on the same bed with ur child, not when you have consumed alcohol.

One and only Ada David Omobabalanu says so

elovi said...

Jesus christ

Unknown said...

Poor child, may his sweet soul rest in peace. Sweedydiagold@gmail.com

Unknown said...

So sad,lesson learnt

ary said...

Too bad, too damn bad!! I know they regret that drink now!! Hope this does not impact on their marriage!1

KWIN MEENA said...

Dts rather unfortunate, i pray gives d parents d fortitude to bear d loss, and also deal wit d giult.

Unknown said...

bad drunken parent

Unknown said...

IF YOU'RE NOT READY TO BE A PARENTS PLEASE DON'T . WE ALL ARE NOT MEANT TO BE A PARENT INSTEADY OF SUCH INCIDENT. #poorkid# sad face#. . REPORTING>. LIVE FROM PORT NOVIA>

Unknown said...

Poor boy, may ur gentle soul rest in peace. Ur untimely death may be as a result of d drunkards u had as parents.

Okoro said...

Such an unfortunate incident.

Unknown said...

Wat kind of careless parents r dz...they needs sentencing

Anonymous said...

Dis is very unfortunate

Anonymous said...

oyibo don mad ah swear.

KWEEN said...

Very unfortunate indeed. Poor baby. May his beautiful soul rest in perfect peace. Amen.

Talk2Henry said...

Na wa ooo. Parents should learn frm this.

ChincoBee said...

Awwwww too bad....can u imagine?They just killed their poor baby

Unknown said...

When the bible says dont drink.....pple won't understand

anonymous said...

It's so sad......... the carelessness of the parents is their downfall. so terrible.

Unknown said...

A bby needs his own bed pls, parents tak note. 7d123ed1 LIB pin gal

The Perfect Bitch said...

May u rest in peace cute one

Unknown said...

Oh no what a loss... RIP baby

Debbie Chelsea said...

Anonymous said...

OMG..cute baby Rest in peace cuty plus wat kind of stupid sleep is dt n 2 think dt dey were both drunk why didn't u jst leave d baby wit d grandma..ds is really sad! NJ

Anonymous said...

The mothers should take note and heed to the advice giviing in order not to suffocate children. mjabdulk@gmail.com

Vacancies in Nigeria said...

It is well

Ted said...

The Poor baby died just like that, so sad. Great lesson.

Unknown said...

Lolzzzzzz believe me diz iz funny!

Anonymous said...

Warning to parents! just dat kids of nowadays dont like sleeping on their bed, Mine was just after 2 weeks old when he stop sleeping inside his bed net.

Unknown said...

Very unfortunate indeed. I sincerely pass my condolences to the family. Rip baby.

Unknown said...

Jeeeez! I think I have to be very careful now. some times I sleep with my two kids(3mths and 2yrs) on the same bed, and I roll while sleeping. Thank you Linda.

yawanow said...

Really an unfortunate and careless tragedy. RIP

Lilian Fc Barcelona said...

Too bad.

benedicta said...

why must they take the baby knowing fully well that they are drunk. I blame the parents for the child's death

Unknown said...

imagine that! father 24,mother 22. poor baby RIP

Unknown said...

God of mercies

APPLE said...

Oh my God!!! From day one my baby sleep's alone, i don't know why people do it. R.I.P poor baby.

Unknown said...

Very bad parent. Hmconcept2000@gmail.com

linda,amaabun said...

God can see even if humans can't.

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lami said...

Oh! so sad.

Anonymous said...

eya baby RIP. ur parent no fit buy u bed

Unknown said...

Really, dt's careless

Unknown said...

Poor child.

Unknown said...

Oh poor baby, the parents are to be blamed......after drinking and smoking you should know you will sleep off like a log of wood.chai so very painful.

Unknown said...

Awww! Such cutie, very sad

Unknown said...

God forbid I reget it in jesus name

Kobii said...

Awww,bad.....

African foodstuff and Raw Materials said...

RIP to the cute baby...this is what happens when two youngsters that still wants to av fun and club get married and av kids...all is well...

Unknown said...

Aww sad

Omoni-J said...

Eh ya!

Unknown said...

OmG *crying*..

Unknown said...

Nawa oooo..very tragic and saddening..for this December oooo..chai..no joy again

Unknown said...

to bad.......... chai

Unknown said...

This parents are careless o, au can u put a 6 weeks baby btw u 2 especially wen u are drunk, dats sheer carelessness, poor baby

Unknown said...

Hmmmmm what an eye opener

Anonymous said...

Rest well little one and pls parents should learn from this..amyreal12@yahoo.com

Unknown said...

So sad! Rest in peace little angel!

Unknown said...

Oh my God...this is saddening! rhoda2k1@yahoo.com

Walsmorgan said...

What a careless parents. They should be jailed abeg.

Anonymous said...

So painful
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Anonymous said...

Pathetic

Unknown said...

It's a pity

Unknown said...

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see fuck up abeg. may his rip.
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Unknown said...

So sad!!

Unknown said...

I trust oyibo people, they will prosecute dem, but d parents careless die

Deedee said...

SO SAD, RIP LIL ANGEL.

Unknown said...

Eyaaaa

Unknown said...

Eya rip hun

HELEN JUBRIL said...

ooooh my GOD . MAY HIS GENTLE SOUL REST IN PEACE. STRANGE

Alma said...

RIP baby Noah

Wunmi O. said...

STRANGE THINGS WE HEAR EVERYDAY! REST IN PEACE BABY NOAH...

charlesome said...

RIP

Anonymous said...

Chai! It's a pity.

Anonymous said...

this article is untrue....Firstly they werent drunk...secondly he did not suffocate...they are both loving and caring parents. and for people to judge on the lies of articles is wrong.

REAL. PIKIN said...

Hmmmmmmm too bad

Unknown said...

so baddddd

Anonymous said...

Newly married una done hear, make una buy bed for your day old babies too, maka suffocate. What a tragedy. Obumnemeudeze@gmail.com

gbemi said...

Yeah I was waiting for an idiot like u to show up...u know, the ones that won't read the news (because they cant read) before dropping a senseless comment!

Anonymous said...

Am not surprised most of you here have not addressed the real issue......BABIES MUST NEVER SLEEP ON SAME BED with adults.....this parents should be punished for negligence so they dont do same with next child.....tho I live in naija I have my children in London and they always tell you this before you leave the hospital.....they also have it in the booklets you get....even when health visitors come home they tell you.....terrible act of negligence...

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