![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/our-baby-died-at-nursery-after-choking-on-food-he-could-so-easily-have-been-saved-we-dont-want-it-to-happen-again/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/newspress-collage-23770454-1693691555341.jpg&description=BABY LOSS Published : 22:58, 2 Sep 2023 A HEARTBROKEN couple whose baby died at a nursery have said that he could have been saved. Oliver Steeper died of a brain injury and heart attack six days after choking on food at Jelly Beans Day Nursery in Ashford, Kent , in September 2021. 4 Oliver Steeper tragically died after he choked to death on food at his nursery Credit: SWNS 4 Lewis and Zoe have launched a foundation in honour of their late son Credit: Twitter/@TOSFoundationUK He was placed on life support at Evelina Children's Hospital in London but tragically passed away. Since then, parents Lewis, 39, and Zoe, 34, have had another son - seven-month-old Jake. The brave parents have also launched the Oliver Steeper Foundation to give nurseries free LifeVac tools. Costing £60 to £80, the device works by sucking the obstruction out using a handle attached to an airtight mask. And Lewis believes son Oliver would be alive today if staff had a LifeVac device - with and its makers claiming it has already helped to save 1,232 lives. Lewis, a lorry driver, told the Mirror : 'It's such a simple device but incredibly effective. No power is needed – it's just one simple hand movement. 'We didn't know it even existed until we received a message from LifeVac on Facebook shortly after Oliver passed away. It's blossomed into such a great relationship with the team. 'Our mission is to make sure every nursery and childminder in the UK has a LifeVac. 'Then once we've achieved that, we'll look at supplying them to schools, care homes and restaurants." He continued: 'We want to cover the whole of the UK, because anywhere there's a human, there's a risk of choking. 'We truly believe that if every nursery had one, then Oliver would still be here.' The nurseries receiving the LifeVac devices will see each item have a sticker with Oliver's name and photo on to say it was 'lovingly donated in his memory'. Lewis said: 'We wanted to do something to keep Oliver's spirit alive. This is somethin){kind=link}
A HEARTBROKEN couple whose baby died at a nursery have said that he could have been saved.
Oliver Steeper died of a brain injury and heart attack six days after choking on food at Jelly Beans Day Nursery in Ashford, Kent, in September 2021.
He was placed on life support at Evelina Children’s Hospital in London but tragically passed away.
Since then, parents Lewis, 39, and Zoe, 34, have had another son – seven-month-old Jake.
The brave parents have also launched the Oliver Steeper Foundation to give nurseries free LifeVac tools.