£20,000 damages over birth death

A woman whose baby was stillborn has received an apology from the hospital and compensation of £20,000. Her pregnancy was uneventful but when her baby’s due date passed, it was decided that she would have to be induced. On several occasions, she expressed her concern about the baby’s growth and the fact that she was overdue. The hospital failed to acknowledge that this was a problem. She was eventually admitted for induction 11 days after her baby’s due date. She had previously been turned away due to lack of beds. The monitoring of the baby’s heart rate was insufficient and he died in the womb without doctors knowing he was in distress.