Mother 'felt suicidal' after baby death news reports
A mother who lost her son to cot death says she wants a change in how such cases are reported after misleading headlines left her feeling"suicidal".
She is now calling for a change in the way child deaths are reported by journalists and has launched an online petition. Parents can reduce the risk of SIDS by not smoking while pregnant or after the baby is born, and always placing the baby on their back when they sleep. Ms Eastall also claims that several of the articles published just one day after Louie's death featured pictures of her home - which she says endangered her and her other children.
She added:"We set up this petition in order to help protect other families from having to face this trauma after losing a loved one."Ian Murray, director of the Society of Editors, said:"While no one could do other than sympathise with anyone who has to deal with the terrible circumstances of the loss of a child or any loved one, to create a situation where no deaths can be reported unless foul play is confirmed is impractical in an open and free society.
"At a time when social media is rife with rumour and speculation, to inhibit the media from reporting the actual circumstances surrounding a death would be totally counter-productive."
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