Photo:New born Fractures Skull After Nurse Drops Him while Feeding

The first-time mom Jacqueline Hunt laid eyes on her son, he was in a neck brace, she told WPXI-TV. She didn’t know her newborn was hurt until an hour after the incident, she told the news station.

The pediatrician came in and told us that (the nurse) was feeding him and burping him, and she was drowsy and fell asleep and dropped him,” Hunt told WPXI.

“If she was tired, she should have known professionally not to pick up this child.”

The hospital has started an internal investigation into what happened with the nurse, a 30-year veteran. Eli’s family also called the cops.
Update &new picture of Baby Eli! Neck brace removed & he can eat now! Mom says time will heal fracture to skull #WPXI.

The hospital said a battery of tests immediately after the fall found no injuries to the child, but he was airlifted to the Pittsburgh children’s hospital as a precaution.

Once there, doctors found he had a fractured skull and was bleeding on the right side of his skull, Hunt said.
“It’s just heartbreaking. I mean, if it was an accident, you can admit and tell us it was an accident. There's no need to lie,” Hunt told the news station.

The neckbrace was removed Wednesday and Eli is expected to fully recover without any surgery.

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