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About kiara
Monday 16th Mar heartbroken my newborn daughter died after contracting the herpes simplex virus through a kiss. At 10 days old, Kiara was rushed back to the same hospital when her weight had suddenly dropped.Doctors failed to diagnose the infection for four days, as Kiara's kidneys shut down, she developed sepsis and was put in an induced coma.
After a diagnosis of neonatal herpes, Kiara's parents were told there was nothing they could do. One by one, the machines keeping her alive were turned off.
Neonatal herpes, herpes in a newborn, is caused by the highly contagious herpes simplex virus that causes cold sores.
Neonatal herpes affects 1.65 babies per 100,000 born in the UK, compared to 33 per 100,000 in the US.
I Kelly ineson who is a mother of 6 is issuing a stark warning not to kiss other people's babies.
She said: 'Doctors have told us that Kiara most likely contracted the virus through someone kissing her.
'We were always so careful, not letting anyone near her if they seemed poorly, or hadn't washed their hands.
'We've been asked if we remember anyone with a cold sore kissing her, but we don't, and would never have let that happen.
