Caesarean delay leads to brain injury

After a normal pregnancy Julie was admitted to hospital, she seemed to be in good condition but her baby's heartbeat was beating irregularly. 45 minutes after this was discovered a note appeared in the medical records stating that an emergency caesarean section should be undertaken. By this time the baby's heartbeat had slowed even more.
The note was never read. The caesarean section was eventually carried out over 1 and half hours later.
At the birth it became apparent that the baby had been starved of oxygen. The baby began to have convulsions and by the second day it was apparent that all was not well and that a scan would be necessary.
The scan was carried out and showed that there was a lack of blood to her brain. The baby continued to have fits and it became obvious that she was suffering from severe motor dysfunction and partial paralysis. She would never be able to live on her own and would need special care for the rest of her life
Both Julie and her husband were worried that they would not be able to provide care for their daughter for the rest of her life.

Bond Pearce addressed these concerns by undertaking a detailed assessment of her future needs. The Trust concerned argued that she was unlikely to live past early adulthood and so should not receive maximum damages. We were able to argue that the care package that we put forward would be such that it would prevent early death and so we were delighted to recover in excess of £2 million pounds for the family.

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