£20,000 for failure to prevent intrauterine death of baby

Posted 15/11/2011

Sharon Allison, a lawyer in the Ashtons Legal medical injury team, has obtained a settlement of ?20,000 for a woman from Suffolk whose baby died unnecessarily when she was already full term. Mrs T suffered from polycystic ovary syndrome and insufficient attention was paid to this condition throughout her pregnancy. With closer monitoring and tests, problems arising from abnormal glucose levels and therefore an overly large baby would have been identified and Mrs T could have had her baby delivered successfully by elective caesarean section at 39 weeks.Sharon comments: “This is a dreadfully sad case. The hospital have acknowledged that there were investigations available which could have been done which would have led to an earlier and safe delivery of this couple’s child. The parents hope that their case will have highlighted the importance of thorough testing and monitoring during high risk pregnancies such as this in the hope that another tragedy does not occur”.