22/10/2026
💚In my classes I always recommend that parents/carers download The Lullaby Trust Baby Check app
⛑️It could save a life!
💚My heart goes out to these parents 💗💔
Content note: baby loss.
Sarah and Craig’s son, Ezrah, died from a Group B Strep infection when he was just 19 days old 💜.
"I'd read all the books, attended the classes. But nothing gave me the knowledge I needed that day."
Ezrah wouldn't feed well, cried with a high-pitched cry, and hadn't had a dirty nappy. Sarah looked at each sign in isolation, and felt she was overreacting.
"I really felt I was being dramatic."
When they noticed Ezrah’s temperature had risen in 30 minutes, Sarah and Craig called 111. At hospital, Ezrah was rushed straight to resus as he was showing signs of sepsis.
Ezrah was transferred to a specialist children's hospital but the brain damage was unsurvivable. Sarah and Craig held him as they said goodbye.
"Knowledge is power. Being told about The Lullaby Trust’s Baby Check app could've saved Ezrah's life. Being told more about infections by midwives could’ve saved Ezrah’s life."
“I am so pleased to see The Lullaby Trust’s Infection Prevention Week every year. Though I couldn’t have stopped Ezrah becoming unwell, if I’d known what I know now, I could’ve reacted quicker and that might have made a difference.”
This Infection Prevention Week, Sarah has a message for every parent and carer:
"Newborn babies are so vulnerable. If you really want to show your love and support, respect the boundaries families put in place. Wash your hands. Don't kiss the baby. That is love."
Thank you to Sarah and Craig for sharing their story, in the hope that no other family has to experience what they did💜
Please share this post far and wide. Ezrah’s story has the power to save babies' lives.
Read Ezrah's full story by clicking the link 👉 https://bit.ly/4hTXlWO
