Baby suffocates to death while sleeping with his parents

Noah Pearson dies from Sudden Infant Death syndrome after being deprived of oxygen in bed with parents following their first night out in a year in Bradford, West Yorkshire

A six-week-old baby suffocated and died in his sleep after his parents took him into their bed when they returned from a night out.

Paul Pearson, 24, and 22-year-old Emily Lambert put their son Noah in a Moses basket next to their bed when they arrived back at their home in Bradford, West Yorkshire, at 3.30am on May 31. 

When Noah woke up crying at 5am, Mr Pearson took him from the basket, fed him and carried him into their bed, where he cradled the young boy between him and Noah's mother until he fell asleep.

But four hours later, Mr Pearson woke up to find his son lying unconscious, with blood coming from his nose.

Mr Pearson immediately called an ambulance, but Noah was pronounced dead at Bradford Royal Hospital.

At an inquest into the baby's death, a doctor called Noah's death a 'tragedy' and warned other parents of the dangers of sleeping with their babies in their bed.

Bradford Coroners' Court heard Noah died from Sudden Infant Death syndrome (SIDs) after being deprived of oxygen.

But the coroner said a contributory factor in Noah's death was 'co-sleeping and parental alcohol consumption', as well as over-heating.

After the inquest, Miss Lambert's father Mervyn Lambert called for a national campaign to raise awareness for babies in bed and alcohol consumption.

 Published by:The mail Online..