Brain Damaged Boy Wins £2.7 Million

A boy born with brain damage from complications at birth has been awarded £2.7m in compensation.
 
The boy’s mother, Diane Doyle, visited hospital three days before giving birth to her son, Kieran. A midwife had detected that the baby had a slowing heartbeat when she made a home visit to Mrs Doyle. In hospital she had a cardiotocograph (CTG) which also showed a deceleration of the baby's heart rate. Despite this, Mrs Doyle was sent home where she spent the next two days in extreme pain and discomfort.
 
When Mrs Doyle was admitted to the hospital to give birth she was still experiencing excruciating pain but there was a significant wait before she was eventually given an emergency Caesarean section.
 
Unfortunately, Mrs Doyle's son was born with a severe brain injury which led to cerebral palsy. Kieran, now 7, has to cope with serious physical and cognitive problems. Because of this he requires suitable accommodation, ongoing professional care, occupational therapy and specialised equipment.
 
Mrs Doyle claimed that the junior doctor and midwife assigned to her case made a number of errors in her treatment. Chief amongst these was failing to carry out a further CTG after the initial scan had shown abnormalities. Had these mistakes not been made, Mrs Doyle argued, Kieran would have been born earlier and would not have suffered a brain injury.