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Nadia and her husband Steven had been trying for a number of years to have another child and underwent investigation for fertility problems.
A nine-year-old boy left severely disabled when medical staff made errors during his birth has been awarded £8,000,000 in compensation. Owen Johnson, from Dudley, West Midlands, sustained brain damage during his birth at Wordsley Hospital, Dudley, on April 18 1999, after he was temporarily deprived of oxygen.
Marisa, a mother of two, whose baby died after medical staff made a catalogue of errors, including failing to realise she was in labour, is now battling for justice for her son.
This was Kim's 3rd pregnancy. At approximately 6-7 weeks gestation, Kim was dizzy and suffered cramp like pains in her side. She attended the early pregnancy unit at Leighton Hospital on 11.07.2008. An ultrasound scan was performed which was inconclusive and a blood sample was taken, consequently Kim was kept in over the weekend for observations. Kim was not kept informed of the suspected diagnosis or the reasons why she was being kept in hospital.
Deborah Linster Ali became pregnant with her fourth child. The pregnancy was uneventful.
Mrs A was 36 years old at the time of her pregnancy. She was an insulin diabetic during her pregnancy, which was managed with insulin treatment from 28 weeks gestation.
After the birth of her first baby in 2001, Sarah’s mum noticed Sarah’s left arm was floppy; doctors discovered that the nerves in her neck had been damaged and she was diagnosed with Erbs Palsy. Sarah underwent a nerve graft operation aged 4 months and a tendon transfer aged 4 years but her condition didn’t improve.
When Oliver was born there were problems during his delivery resulting in an injury to his shoulder. He suffers from a condition knows as Erbs Palsy.
Laura-Louise was born on 25.02.03. During her birth it was noted that the head was delivered “with difficulty” and a Registrar was called for delivery of shoulders.
Jessica was 30 years old when she fell pregnant with her first child. Her early pregnancy was uneventful. However 7 months into her pregnancy the obstetric staff stated that her baby was not growing at the expected rate and so Jessica was monitored more frequently.
