Medical Negligence
Pearson Legal
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META DESCRIPTION: Pearson Medical Negligence Solicitors secured compensation for a client after Bolton NHS failed in a tragic stillbirth case. Stillbirth caused by Hospital Negligence Stillbirth caused by Hospital Negligence The death of a baby girl who was stillborn due to the negligence of a hospital is a very tragic case and one which our medical negligence department handled with great care and sensitivity, securing an admittance of negligence from the hospital. Stillbirth Negligence The Bolton NHS Foundation Trust admitted a breach of duty of care to our client and made a £170,000 out-of-court settlement, but as medical negligence solicitor Daniel Phelps says, "it’s not about the money; it’s about accepting responsibility. It’s also about answers for the client and the long-term effects on the client and the family." Our client was only 29 at the time of her pregnancy. Her medical history included a previous caesarean section for failure to progress in labour and foetal distress, as well as a 12-week gestation miscarriage. She had experienced a healthy pregnancy with no complications, rang her hospital when she was in the very early stages of labour and was told to wait until her contractions were even and regular, throughout this period, her foetal movements were normal. She was seen in triage three days later when she was having contractions. Whilst in hospital, CTG monitoring (cardiotocograph) provided a continuous recording of the baby's heartbeat and her contractions and showed an active foetus and normal traces. However, our client struggled with her pain and was administered pain relief and states that during this period she asked for a caesarean section to be considered. Nothing to this effect was documented in her notes. Over the next few hours, she requested an epidural but there was a delay of over six hours – which the trust later accepted did not meet its timeframes.