About this episode

Afif interviews BBC journalist Divya Talwar about her investigation into dangerous baby sleep advice.

In this episode of The Baby Tribe, Afif speaks to BBC journalist Divya Talwar about her investigation into unsafe advice given by some self-described baby sleep experts. Divya explains why the BBC pursued the story, what parents told her, and how exhaustion, social media credibility and gaps in postnatal support can leave families vulnerable to advice that may conflict with safer sleep guidance. After the interview, Afif and Anne debrief the key issues: normal infant sleep, back-to-sleep guid...

People in this episode

Hosts: Afif EL-Khuffash, Anne Doherty

Guest: Divya Talwar

Topics covered

• baby sleep advice
• parenting
• safety
• social media
• postnatal support
• infant sleep

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: BBC

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