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Home » News » Mother Smothers Baby while Breastfeeding on a United 777 from Kuwait to Washington
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Mother Smothers Baby while Breastfeeding on a United 777 from Kuwait to Washington

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 3, 2009 Leave a Comment

Unlike my last mother-baby story (mother and newborn get free flights for life on AirAsia after mother gives birth onboard), this story does not have a happy ending: 

A baby girl died when her mum fell asleep as she breast-fed on a jet.

The woman, 29, awoke after an hour to find the four-week-old had been smothered.

Cabin crew were alerted by the mum’s screams in business class, and the United Airlines jet – over the Atlantic at 33,000ft – was diverted to London’s Heathrow for an immediate landing.

A doctor on board the Washington DC to Kuwait flight tried in vain to resuscitate the girl…

Although I think the woman is guilty of negligence, I do not think locking her up is an appropriate response. Her punishment is the guilt she will have to live with every time she thinks about her now deceased daughter. I just completed an extensive research project last month on mothers who kill their children by accidentally leaving them locked in cars on hot days and I see parallels to this story. Unless evidence emerges that the mother’s actions were deliberate, I hope that she is left alone by the media and British authorities: I can only imagine the agony she and her family are going through tonight.

I post this semi-aviation related news item in hopes that by showcasing this example of needless death, we can prevent similar deaths in the future. Such a sad story…

 

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Matthew is an avid traveler who calls Los Angeles home. Each year he travels more than 200,000 miles by air and has visited more than 135 countries. Working both in the aviation industry and as a travel consultant, Matthew has been featured in major media outlets around the world and uses his Live and Let's Fly blog to share the latest news in the airline industry, commentary on frequent flyer programs, and detailed reports of his worldwide travel.

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