This is my complaint to Ofcom.
I am a Health Professional working for Social Services and have training in child protection. I believe the programme demonstrating Claire Verity's methods caused harm to the children involved in the form of emotional neglect.
Clare Verity's handling of the baby involved was rough and she referred to the baby as "it".
Mothers copying her methods would be placing their babies at risk of of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome as it is recommended that babies sleep in the same room as their parents for the first 6 months of their lives.
A method recommended was to leave a baby outside the door for 3 hours and to close a door it cannot be heard crying. If a baby cannot be heard crying or seen and checked on appropriately then it is being neglected.
The method advocates leaving a baby to cry, a crying baby is extremely stressful and to a mother can be unbearable. I believe that mother trying this method in the belief that it will help their babies to sleep through the night will be placed under a huge amount of emotional stress and may harm their baby as a result of this.
A mother on the show was seen to be drinking a very large glass of wine which therefore seem to condone drinking when caring for a new born baby. Presenting alcohol consumption to be acceptable increases the risk of a baby being neglected and could result in harm coming to that baby.
The programme also undermined breastfeeding which is proven to have many health benefits.
I would like the programme to be taken off the air as it is likely to result in babies being neglected if parents choose to replicate the methods shown.
I am disgusted that a programme like this has be aired.