£5.6 million in compensation for brain damage at birth

A young girl who suffered brain damage at birth has been awarded £5.6 million in compensation in a High Court settlement. She was starved of oxygen at birth. Her mother had a placental abruption, which is where the placenta has come away from the lining of the uterus. Medical staff monitoring the birth failed to pick up on signs that there was a problem and so did not provide the correct treatment quickly enough. The delay caused a lack of oxygen to the baby’s brain, which caused permanent damage.