Couple awarded £160,000 in clinical negligence claim over baby's death
A couple have been paid £160,000 in a clinical negligence compensation claim after their son suffered fatal brain damage following critical delays by staff at his birth.Midwives at the University...
View ArticleBaby died from birth injury after failed forceps delivery
An inquest verdict of death by medical misadventure was recorded on a boy born in a Dublin hospital who suffered a severe birth injury and brain damage as a result of a failed forceps delivery. The...
View ArticleMedical negligence award of £5.6m for lack of warning of birth injury risk
Birth injuries, which led to a girl suffering brain damage and left her with severe disabilities, have led to a High Court judge making a £5.6m compensation claim award in a medical negligence case...
View ArticleCompensation agreed for girl's brain injury caused by operation delay
Delays in performing a caesarean section which resulted in a girl suffering brain injury have led to an ‘unreserved' apology from an NHS trust and a £2m compensation payment for the clinical...
View ArticleCaesarean Section Cuts
Today's Metro Newspaper reported that a growing number of local health authorities have said that they will not cover the cost of Caesarean sections procedures if a hospital exceeds the national...
View ArticleMaternity Care - BBC Panorama Program One Born Every 40 Seconds
BBC Panorama will tonight run a program called "One Born Every 40 Seconds” which will report on the standards of care being provided in maternity units across the country but specifically in London....
View ArticleJMW’s Medical Negligence lawyers welcome new NICE guideline on C-sections
This week the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) issued a new guideline on how mothers-to-be who request a Caesarean Section ('C-section') are treated by health care...
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