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When Linda was seventeen days past her due date, when she was pregnant with her fourth child, she was admitted to hospital for her labour to be induced. Her waters were broken artificially and an hour later she was put on a drip to increase the strength and frequency of her contractions. Five minutes after the drip was started, a dip was seen in the baby’s heart rate.
Shelley was twenty-eight weeks pregnant when she was admitted into hospital after loss of blood and period-like pains. She was sent home but after further blood loss and deceleration of the baby’s heart beat she was re-admitted.
Lindsay Wise, Head of the Clinical Negligence Team in Manchester recently settled a long running case which resulted in damages of just over £6 milion being awarded to a 17 year old boy who sustained brain injuries at birth.
Nicky was diagnosed with cerebral palsy caused by brain injuries she had suffered during birth when her mother, Claudia, was inappropriately monitored during labour.
Bailey’s mother, Amy, was fifteen when she discovered that she was pregnant for the first time. She saw her GP, who referred her to the local maternity unit, where she was booked for delivery.
John suffered serious brain injuries at birth, when the doctors responsible for his mother’s care decided to deliver him by caesarean section too early. As a result of his prematurity, he suffers from cerebral palsy, learning difficulties and epilepsy and requires twenty-four hour care. The NHS Trust admitted negligence and agreed to pay damages to John. The main purpose of the damages was to put in place a care regime for the rest of his life.
Sandra was pregnant for the second time, her first child being born by caesarean section. She was not advised of the risks associated with having a vaginal delivery of her second child.
When Phillipa’s labour was induced with prostin gel, this caused hyperstimulation of the uterus and consequent fetal hypoxia (lack of oxygen to the baby’s brain). The hyperstimulation was ignored and monitoring of the fetal heart rate by the cardiotocograph (CTG) was intermittent and not continuous as it should have been.
When Joyce was in labour with twins, there was a 47 minute delay before the second twin, Matthew, was delivered.
Owen Johnson’s mother, Sally Johnson was admitted into hospital having gone into labour.
