Scots mum campaigns for Lia's Law after sepsis death

Summarised from Glasgow Live's report · Updated 23 Oct, 13:20 · Archive

A Scottish mother is campaigning for legislation after her four-month-old daughter died from sepsis in January 2024.

Jade Robertson's four-month-old daughter Lia died from sepsis on 22 January 2024. Lia, who was born with Neonatal Marfan syndrome, had blood tests at Forth Valley Royal Hospital in Larbert in December that showed sepsis markers, but doctors told her parents she had a cold and sent her home without informing them of the infection indicators.

Lia rapidly declined the following day, prompting her parents to rush her back to hospital. She was transferred to Royal Hospital for Children in Glasgow, where she was diagnosed with sepsis and a collapsed lung. Surgeons amputated her leg in an attempt to control the infection, but she died from multiple organ failure.

Robertson is now campaigning for the Scottish Government to introduce Lia's Law, which would ensure legislation delivering better paediatric care at the point of abnormal blood test results. An NHS review into Lia's death identified a number of learnings from the case.

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• Heartbroken Scots mum demands answers after doctors dismiss baby girl's sepsis signsMum Jade is now demanding that the Scottish Government introduce Lia's Law.Glasgow Live · 23 Oct, 11:50

In this story: Jade Robertson · Lia Robertson · James Robertson · Forth Valley Royal Hospital · Royal Hospital for Children · Stirling · Glasgow · Scottish Government

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