Infant gets sick after breast milk mix-up in Toronto ICU

A Canadian couple is still seeking answers a year after their newborn daughter was given the wrong breast milk while a patient at a neonatal intensive care unit at a Toronto hospital.

“I want to know why they say the system is safe when that happened,” said Gabriele Forneris, whose daughter was born prematurely on May 22, 2022, weighing just 770 grams.

The infant was transferred to Sunnybrook Hospital and moved to the neonatal intensive care unit at St. Joseph’s Health Centre in Toronto on June 17.

On July 3, the father said the infant girl later tested positive for cytomegalovirus, commonly known as CMV. The virus spreads through bodily fluids, including breast milk. While it can’t be proven, based on the timing, her parents believe she contracted the virus from consuming the wrong milk. Global's Seán O'Shea has the details.

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