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Rugeley

Town in Staffordshire, England

Health & Medicine · 19 Oct 2026Mother warns of cold sore danger after newborn daughter dies from herpes virus

A mother in Staffordshire is urging parents to learn about the dangers cold sores can pose to newborn babies, after her 10-day-old daughter died from the herpes simplex virus. Meg Edmonds, 22, from Rugeley, said Magnolia was born healthy but later became ill and died in February.