CHARLOTTE CHURCH - CHURCH WARNED AGAINST SLEEPING BESIDE NEWBORN

Singer CHARLOTTE CHURCH has been warned against sleeping beside her newborn tot - because she is at risk of killing her baby. The 21-year-old star, who gave birth to daughter Ruby last month (20Sep07), recently admitted she cannot resist lying next to her child, despite her fiance Gavin Henson's initial fears. She says, "Gavin was worried about me rolling over and smothering her, but I think it's instinctive I wouldn't. "The baby's in front of me and Gavin cuddles up behind me because that's the only way I can sleep." But the Foundation for the Study of Infant Deaths is worried Church may be endangering baby Ruby's life. Director of the British charity, Joyce Epstein, says, "When we heard Charlotte was sharing a bed with her baby, we wanted to make sure she was making an informed decision about the risks. "We supplied her with the relevant information. All our advice is based on proven research and it's important that parents are aware of the risks."