Whitianga baby airlifted to hospital after swallowing battery

The little girl may have swallowed a battery like these. Photo / File

A baby was flown to hospital yesterday after swallowing a battery.

The little girl was taken from Whitianga on the Coromandel to Starship Hospital at 11.52pm after she reportedly swallowed a "button battery".

She was experiencing stomach pain, a spokesman for the Auckland Westpac Rescue Helicopter said this morning.

They earlier said the patient was a teenager but have since corrected the details.

The girl was said to be in a moderate condition.