I’m appealing for the government to introduce mandatory paediatric first aid for all new parents. Approx. 5% to 10% of the newly born population require some degree of active resuscitation at birth and SIDS is the leading cause of death among infants. More than 5 million deaths occur worldwide each year. We can help prevent this by providing new parents with the tools they need to save their baby just like I did. 

I performed emergency cpr on my 8 week old baby when he decided one day that he wanted to stop breathing. His heart stopped and lung collapsed, he went black and blue. I only knew what to do as I done the training in my current role as Administrator for a nursery.