21-month-old dies from severe anaemia linked to milk-based diet; inquest exposes care gaps
Anaya Khaanan's fatal iron-deficiency anaemia, caused by a predominantly milk-based diet, reveals missed opportunities for early blood testing and dietary intervention. The coroner’s narrative conclusion calls into question clinical protocols for assessing fatigue in at-risk toddlers, with implications for paediatric primary care and public health messaging around infant weaning.
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