NINE out of ten parents don’t know basic first aid skills that could help them to save their child’s life, and Royal Life Saving Society UK (RLSS UK) research shows only 20 per cent of parents in the UK think that they could resuscitate their child.

Monmouth School Sports Club will be hosting Save a Baby’s Life workshops later this month where trained instructors will cover basic life saving techniques and provide advice on what to do when a baby stops breathing, or how best to deal with a choking or drowning situation. Using a life-like baby manikin, participants will learn how to perform basic CPR and first aid as they would in a real life situation.

This workshops, which take place on 20th and 22nd June, are designed to equip parents and others who care for babies to feel confident and calm to deal with an emergency situation safely and, organisers say, if one baby’s life is saved as a result of the workshop it has been a success.

The hands-on style of learning encouraged through the workshops means it doesn’t take long to understand the basics, but they are invaluable skills that will stay with people for life.

Di Steer, Chief Executive at the RLSS, added: “We hope that the Save a Baby’s Life campaign will raise awareness for the need of basic first aid training for parents across the UK, to prevent accidents becoming fatalities.”

The workshops are running on 20th and 22nd June from 1.30pm to 2.30pm and 2.30pm to 3.30pm during Drowning Prevention Week, a national campaign from the Royal Life Saving Society which runs from 18th to 26th June.

These workshops are free to attend however any donations to the Drowning Prevention Week Charity would be appreciated. This a national campaign run by the Royal Life Saving Society UK to cut down the number of accidental drowning that occur each year and support families affected by drowning. This year, it is sponsored by international experts in pool safety the Swimming Pool Safety Company.