Baby girl dies after breastfeed

[SherlockLGJ]

Eh no, baby girl dies tragically in her mothers arms.

How will we do that?

bbc has a duty to inform

Information can be a dangerous thing though, bundle.

The BBC has the same duty to provide that information in a clear and unambiguous manner, surely?

that's what I meant, vvv.

I didn't mean that the bbc had informed (properly) in the piece on the baby dying after bf

Your post was a little ambiguous bundle

LOL - it sounded as though you were suggesting that the bbc were correct to inform of the breastfeeding part.

ive just sent an official complaint to the bbc. we will await their response. ive never done something like this before and i feel abit like an activist, but it feels good!!!

I have complained too. Bloody irresponsible reporting.

vvv i was going to say that bbc core values are to entertain & inform but entertain sounded a bit frivolous in this context

I have also complainned.

Why is this tragic story being reported anyway? Does the BBC report every cot death in the country? Surely without the headline connecting it to breastfeeding, it owoudl not be a story at all?

I've complained and I think as many mners as possible should do so, it's easy via the contact us link on the bbc website.

I have complained too.

I've complained, but then, I'm in the mood for a good moan today!

How misleading.
and what an awful thing for the mother trying to do the best thing for her baby, that headline does lead you to think that breast feeding caused her death, not cot death

Have also complained. Am in a complaining mood today

Here is the url for official complaints rather than just feedback. I've just used it meself.

Bad bad journalism - I bet the inquest heard lots of other stuff as well, which didn't make the story. Why pick out the bf detail? Well, we know why, don't we? Fecking hacks.

The simple removal of the word 'breast' would solve this.

The baby did die after feeding and it is right that that should be mentioned, it would appear that it was immediately afterwards that the mother spotted a problem. The method of feeding however is irrelevant and is appalling journalism.

Inform, educate and entertain, iirc Bundle.

Does none of those - it's shoddy journalism

I have complained to BBC too. The fruit shoot / Cow & Gate analogies are spot on.

It obviously implies a causal link. If you google the phrase "baby dies after" all the stories that come up are ones with a causal link eg 'baby dies after being dropped', 'baby dies after being left alone in bath' etc.

I think the reason this story made the headlines could be that the baby's parents were present and watching over her when she was taken ill. By my understanding, most cot deaths occur when the baby has been put down to sleep and the parents are asleep or in another room.

What a sad story

I have sent a formal complaint through the link dogsays posted too.

oh ffs enid

Poor family

Have to admit when I saw the headline on the BBc website this morning I did at first assume that the baby had died because of something actually linked to the breastfeeding. On reading the article this is clearly not the case. TBh the headline "Baby dies in mum's arms" would have been attention grabbing enough, and more realted to what actually happened.

However I disagree that something simialr wouldn't be put if it was a bottlefed baby, in similar circumstances. In this coountry, when it comes to the press, there is a lot of bottlefeeding bashing as there is breastfeeding bashing. I can definitely see the headline "Baby dies after bootle feed" appearing just as likely.

It really distracts from what is a very tragic story.

I also suspect that this story made the headlines, over other SID deaths, was because the parents were with the baby when she was taken so ill.