‘Their baby had been dropped’: Newborn falls out of crib and dies in hospital NICU

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Gray News) — An Ohio family says they have lost their baby girl just a few weeks after she was born.

Baby Ellieana Peyton was born on March 4 with cardiomyopathy, a cardiovascular disease where the left side of her heart was a little smaller than normal, according to her family.

Loved ones say Ellieana Peyton, born on March 4, died just a few weeks later at the hospital.(GoFundMe)

Loved ones said she was in the NICU for a few weeks for observation and they were going to be released from Nationwide Children’s Hospital until tragedy struck.

“The parents went home to shower and received a call stating their baby had been dropped,” Stella Dunlap shared in the family’s GoFundMe. “They were told their nurse had kept the baby’s monitor cords in her pocket and when she went to walk away, the baby was then dragged from her NICU crib.“

Ellieana suffered a fractured skull along with brain bleeds until she ultimately succumbed to her injuries on March 31, the family shared.

“She made this world a better place for 29 days. Rest in peace, Ellieana,” Dunlap wrote.

According to the Franklin County coroner’s report, Ellieana died at the hospital due to a congenital heart defect complicated by blunt force head injuries.

The report stated that the injuries were caused by a fall from a crib, with Ellieana’s death ruled accidental.

“Ellieana had the most contagious smile that would light up the room. She had the most beautiful brown eyes that you could stare into for hours,” loved ones shared in her obituary. “Her favorite place to be was in the loving arms of her mommy, daddy, and family.”

The family has thanked everyone for the they have received during this difficult time.