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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
George Lithgow

Warning over baby slings after boy died during ‘hands-free’ breastfeeding

Baby Jimmy’s inquest heard he was too far down the sling in an unsafe position (Dominic Lipinski/PA) - (PA Archive)

A coroner has issued a warning about the dangers of baby slings after a six-week-old boy died during “hands-free” breastfeeding.

James Alderman, known as Jimmy, was being breastfed within a baby carrier worn by his mother while she moved around their home.

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