he also tested positive for osteoid. there's no question kyle beltran's death resulted from starvation. none. tyrell: the baby's length was within normal parameters wasn't it, doctor? in fact, it was in the 85th percentile for length at six weeks isn't that correct? yes. and a long baby can sometimes seem bigger than it really is. it might. babies, also, often lose weight when they come home from the hospital, don't they? it's not unusual. but those mothers aren't starving their children to death, are they? no, but one would expect a weight gain to commence within a short time. how short a time? it depends on the baby. what you're saying, then, doctor is that the "when" part isn't so definite. yes. so my client, being a new mother might simply have made a mistake. objection. sustained. doctor, have you ever come across a death attributed to failure to thrive where the infant was under the care of a pediatrician? i have. nothing further. any redirect? dr. rodgers in the last days of kyle beltran's life what would the defe