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Abigail O'Leary

Mum's urgent warning as baby's 'innocent' mark turns out to be sign of deadly condition

A mum has issued a warning to other parents after her newborn developed a small rash which turned out to be potentially deadly.

The new mum explained how she first noticed the small mark which failed to turn white when she applied pressure to the area.

Despite the small mark appearing fairly benign, the mum later discovered the blemish was an early sign of meningitis after deciding to take the tot to hospital.

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