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Having a child is mostly a magical experience, however, preventable complications can arise. Medical professionals hold a duty of care to all patients, and pregnant people are no different. Injuries during childbirth can occur to the mother and baby where doctors and nurses act negligently. It can have seriously damaging consequences for the life of the child, such oxygen starvation leading to cerebral palsy. Such conditions can render a child essentially helpless, needing constant care. This not only removes the livelihood of the child, but the parents also. If you’ve suffered a birth injury, and feel medical negligence is to blame, you may be entitled to claim compensation.
Asylum Seeker Lost Baby After Home Office Refused to Seek Medical Attention
Posted: 3 February 2022
Posted in: Birth Injury, Wrongful & Accidental Death
A woman, who has chosen to be referred to as “Adna”, claims to have lost her baby due to negligence from the Home Office. Adna, who fled Angola to seek asylum in the UK, was 5 months pregnant. In January 2020, she was brought in by police to Brigstock house in Croydon – a specialist asylum accommodation. Two months later, in March, now 35 weeks into the course of her pregnancy, Adna began to experience issues. After suffering severe lower back pain, she requested the staff attending Brigstock House call…
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