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Harry Stedman

Mothers falling asleep after breastfeeding ‘almost universal’, court hears

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon are on trial at the Old Bailey (Greater Manchester Police/PA) - (PA Media)

A mother falling asleep after breastfeeding her child is an “almost universal” occurrence, an infant health expert has told a jury.

Constance Marten, 38, and Mark Gordon, 50, are on trial charged with the manslaughter of their baby daughter Victoria who died on the South Downs in early 2023.

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