BOLTON parents are being urged to watch a video which has been viewed more than 1.7 million times and shows how to help a baby who has stopped breathing.

Babies not breathing is parents’ biggest fear but only one in four know what to do.

St John Ambulance has launched a nursery rhyme-themed campaign – with a memorable musical twist - to teach baby CPR to parents.

Nursery Rhymes Inc. follows on from last year’s award-winning The Chokeables, which taught parents how to help a choking baby and is credited with saving the lives of 46 children since its launch.

Sue Killen, CEO at St John Ambulance, said: "‘The Chokeables was a real step forward for us and the response was amazing.

"We’ve listened to parents and we know that they want to learn first aid skills in a way that’s easy and memorable. That’s what inspired us to create Nursery Rhymes Inc.

‘We know that a major barrier to parents learning is that baby CPR frightens them, so we’ve removed the fear factor and made it reassuring and as easy as possible to learn.

"We hope the song will stick in everyone’s heads! We’re asking everyone to share the video so that all parents, grandparents, and carers can learn what to do in those crucial minutes after a baby has stopped breathing."

The Bolton News:

The characters of Nursery Rhymes Inc. explain the steps to saving a baby who’s unconscious and not breathing. These are:

  1. Call 999/112 for an ambulance
    If you’re on your own, you need to give one minute’s worth of CPR before you can call for help, taking your baby with you.
  2. 5 puffs
    Put your lips around their mouth and nose and blow steadily for up to one second. Give five puffs in total.
  3.  30 pumps - Using two fingers in the centre of the chest, give 30 pumps at a rate of 100-120 per minute.
  4. Repeat, but with 2 puffs and 30 pumps until help arrives.

 

A 40 second version of the video has appeared on television, with its first showing during Coronation Street.