Baby dies from mother's kiss

Fri Feb 27, 2009 12:54 am » by **Becks**

A newborn baby in Britain died after being kissed by her mother who had a cold sore, an inquest has ruled.

Ruth Schofield had no idea she was placing her 11-day-old daughter Jennifer in danger as she went about breastfeeding and kissing the infant, The Telegraph reports.

The new mum unwittingly passed on the herpes simplex virus (HSV), which caused all of Jennifer's major organs to shut down despite her having no visible symptoms.

The inquest heard Jennifer's health deteriorated rapidly after being admitted to hospital because she was not eating or sleeping, with doctors able to do little to prevent her death on December 5, 2006.

It is believed Miss Schofield caught HSV near the end of her pregnancy and was treated for it two days after giving birth.

But because she had probably never had the virus before, Miss Schofield would not have passed on any antibodies to her daughter.

"The pain for a mother losing a child is the most painful thing anybody can go through," Miss Schofield was quoted as saying.

"It is one that stays with you for life."

Miss Schofield, who now has a 15-month-old daughter, Annabel, has started a campaign in Britain to inform mothers of the dangers of HSV.

Fri Feb 27, 2009 2:16 am » by **Corleone**

Mothers to be are tested in the lowlands so these kind of tragedies do not occure. I think every woman who didnt have safesex should be tested before getting pregnant or during her pregnancy......! This is a horrible way to lose a child (it is always heartbreaking), cause the one to blame is the one who got the child

Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:32 am » by **Dirtyrabbit**

it is sad..
but I have never in my life heard of a baby passing away cause of a mother having a cold sore

Fri Feb 27, 2009 6:47 am » by **Crunchy**

very sad indeed

corleone wrote:Mothers to be are tested in the lowlands so these kind of tragedies do not occure. I think every woman who didnt have safesex should be tested before getting pregnant or during her pregnancy......! This is a horrible way to lose a child (it is always heartbreaking), cause the one to blame is the one who got the child

having safe sex will not prevent you from getting a cold sore unless you can buy a full body condom.... its a sore on the lips if you didnt know

Fri Feb 27, 2009 12:09 pm » by **Corleone**

crunchy wrote:very sad indeed

corleone wrote:Mothers to be are tested in the lowlands so these kind of tragedies do not occure. I think every woman who didnt have safesex should be tested before getting pregnant or during her pregnancy......! This is a horrible way to lose a child (it is always heartbreaking), cause the one to blame is the one who got the child

having safe sex will not prevent you from getting a cold sore unless you can buy a full body condom.... its a sore on the lips if you didnt know

Was writing about herpes (and aids).....