Premature baby died of feeding complication, inquest hears

A PREMATURE baby died from an extremely rare complication associated with a special feeding tube used widely on premature babies, an inquest heard yesterday.

Premature baby died of feeding complication, inquest hears

Assistant State Pathologist Dr Margaret Bolster told Cork Coroner’s Court that although the complication was well recognised in the medical literature, it was the first time she had ever come across such a case. She described the case as “very tragic”.

Baby Devin James Enright, whose parents Stephanie and Donal have an address at 29 Sandhill Road in Ballybunion, Co Kerry, was born by Caesarean section 12 weeks premature on March 20, 2006.

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