Oxygen deprivation during childbirth

Mrs X was around 29 weeks pregnant with her first child when she was admitted to hospital suffering pre-eclampsia (a condition where blood pressure is raised, protein can be found in the mother’s urine, and headaches, blurred vision and lower leg swelling can occur). 

The mother was given medication, which failed to control the pre-eclampsia. Three days after admission to hospital, the monitoring of the baby’s heart should have given cause for concern; a scan showed an issue with the blood vessels to/from the baby, and the mother complained of the baby moving less. These factors should have prompted an urgent caesarean section but this didn’t occur until the fourth day after admission, by which time the baby had suffered oxygen deprivation causing brain damage resulting in physical and cognitive disabilities.

This claim was settled for a seven-figure sum with annual payments for life.

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