A four-month-old baby, Miguel Angelo Barbosa, has died in northeastern Brazil after a hospital worker allegedly connected his milk to an intravenous line instead of his feeding tube.
Miguel had been admitted to Hospital Memorial de Goiana on October 11 for treatment of bronchiolitis after experiencing breathing difficulties. His condition improved over the following days, giving his family hope that he would soon return home.
While receiving treatment, medication and fluids were administered through an IV line in his neck, while his milk was supposed to be given through a separate nasal feeding tube.
His paternal aunt, Meyre Gabriela da Silva, was staying beside him while his mother recovered from emergency appendix surgery.
According to Meyre, she briefly left the room around 4am on October 20 while Miguel was asleep.
She said that shortly after returning, the baby began crying and suddenly became unresponsive. “I immediately called for help and, when I turned on the light, I saw the intravenous line connected incorrectly,” she recounted.
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👉 JOIN GISTSMATE WHATSAPP CHANNELThe family stated that a healthcare worker had mistakenly connected the milk to the IV line. Meyre said the two tubes were visibly different and positioned on opposite sides of Miguel’s body.
She further claimed that the worker acknowledged the mistake when questioned by a doctor but allegedly said the feeding-tube pump had not been turned on. Meyre disputed this, insisting that the pump was running.
Medical staff reportedly spent more than an hour trying to revive the infant. Miguel’s father, Jose Marcio, accused the worker of leaving the hospital before completing her shift.
“I want everyone who made mistakes to be held responsible and punished. This should never happen to my child or anyone else’s,” he said.
The hospital expressed sympathy to Miguel’s family, saying it was cooperating with authorities. Miguel was buried on October 22 after his body underwent forensic examination.
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