The parents of a six-week-old baby say they are furious with staff at a Bolton hospital after being prescribed a ‘potentially fatal’ dose of drugs to help treat their newborn - 15 times over the recommended amount.
On March 6, full-time carer Heather Jennings, 37, from Farnworth, gave birth to baby boy Jadon at Royal Bolton Hospital - her first with husband Gareth, 36. Her partner said the birth was marred by problems from the get-go, with misjudged labour and a ruptured placenta.
A month after his difficult birth, baby Jadon fell ill with a high temperature and was rushed to hospital. It was initially thought that Jadon had contracted a bug due to cross-contamination, before doctors suggested he might need to receive an IV drip for suspected meningitis. It was later decided to treat Jadon for the initial infection instead.
