Famly awarded $7.4 million in birth injury case
Family awarded $7.4 million in Birth Injury case; Lawyers argue nurses delayed birth by confusing mother's heartbeat with baby's heartbeat
Birth injuries sustained during a pregnancy can affect a child for the rest of his or her life.
In the case of a British family, their six-year-old son was born with cerebral palsy in 2004, a condition that left him with learning disabilities, wheelchair bound, and dependent on 24-hour medical care for the rest of his life.
The family sued the hospital for negligence, claiming that his cerebral palsy had been caused by nurses at the hospital because they confused the mother's heartbeat with the baby's heartbeat. This delayed the birth long enough to cause injury.
Had the birth occurred 10 minutes earlier, lawyers argued, he would not have been injured. A London High Court ruled for the family and awarded them £4.6 million ($7.4 million) for medical expenses the child will incur for the rest of his life.
If you or a loved one has given birth to a child with a birth injury such as cerebral palsy that may have been caused by medical negligence, you should contact a cerebral palsy attorney today.
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