Warning over leaving babies asleep in car seats

LEAVING a baby asleep in a car seat on its own could put its life at risk, scientists claimed yesterday.

Unattended infants could be at risk of breathing difficulties such as apnoea — where breathing briefly stops — while restrained in a specialist seat for prolonged periods of time.

Nine babies who suffered from such problems were described as going “blue,” appearing “scrunched up” and “not breathing”.