Baby died after deadly bowel condition was mistaken for cow’s milk allergy

A two-month-old baby died after doctors mistook symptoms of a suspected perforated bowel for a cow’s milk intolerance.

Nailah Ally was diagnosed with a hole in the heart before she was born and necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) shortly after her birth in October 2019.

Nailah died from multiple organ failure after she was sent home from hospital and went into septic shock

A consultant believed Nailah might have an intolerance to cow’s milk and changed the formula she was being fed.

A spokesman for the family said: “Nailah’s case not only vividly highlights the dangers of sepsis, but the potential consequences of poor communication between doctors as well as between doctors and families.”

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Source: The Telegraph, 7 March 2023