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£4.8mn for brain damaged child

A baby who suffered brain damage at birth has been awarded £4.8mn. The mother had a high risk pregnancy due to a medical condition. She went into labour and a midwife said she heard a normal fetal heart rate using a Sonicaid device, but just minutes later, the baby was delivered stillborn.

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