That not enough oxygen was going into his lungs because he was small and not fully developed.” Jimmy’s family tried to rescue him.
He passed away on October 11, 2023, three days after they started trying to revive him. According to Alderman, slings and carriers are exempt from many UK requirements, while car seats are.
Some utilise sand bags, while others use weighted dolls. I’m not sure how a bag of sand can be a good representation of a baby,” he remarked.
Problems with baby slings were discovered at an inquiry following Jimmy’s death. West London Senior Coroner Lydia Brown demanded.
Industry standards for sling safety at the inquiry, according to the BBC. “The NHS available literature provides no guidance or advice,” she said,
Adding that there didn’t seem to be any useful visual depictions of “safe” vs “unsafe” sling/carrier positions. Action should be made, in my view, to avert fatalities in the future,” she said.
