First-time mother Emily Aston highlights the dangers of unregulated sleep consultants, emphasizing the vulnerability of new parents to unsafe advice, while health professionals call for stricter regulations to protect children from such practices following tragic incidents. #Parenting #ChildSafety #SleepConsultants #GB
First-time mother Emily Aston raises concerns about the lack of regulation for self-described sleep consultants after receiving unsafe advice, highlighting the vulnerability of new parents and the need for consistent public health messages to protect children, as emphasized by health professionals and recent tragic cases prompting calls for stronger safeguards. #ParentingSupport #ChildSafety #SleepConsultants #GB
Following a BBC investigation revealing unsafe sleep advice from unqualified "sleep experts," the UK's leading baby-safety charity and MP Tom Morrison have urgently called for regulation of the infant-sleep industry to protect babies from life-threatening misinformation. #BabySafety #InfantHealth #SleepConsultants #GB
Emily Aston, a first-time mother, advocates for the regulation of sleep consultants after receiving conflicting advice that endangered her child's safety, highlighting the vulnerability of new parents and the need for proper guidance in infant sleep practices, supported by health professionals like midwife Olivia Hinge. #NewParents #ChildSafety #SleepConsultants #GB
A BBC investigation reveals that some self-identified infant sleep consultants, such as Alison Scott-Wright and Lisa Clegg, are providing dangerously misleading advice, including recommending unsafe sleep positions and the use of hazardous items in cribs, which medical professionals warn could significantly increase the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and other serious harm to infants, highlighting the urgent need for regulation in this unregulated industry. #InfantSafety #SleepConsultants #SIDSawareness #GB #IE #SC #NI
