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Deceased’s Sudden Death During Stillborn Birth: Clinical Quantification? – Zenith PI Blog

Posted September 10th, 2014 in bereavement, birth, compensation, damages, medical treatment, midwives, negligence, news by sally

‘In a case reported on Lawtel yesterday, the Claimant mother and sister received £160,000 in an out of court settlement following the sudden death of the deceased (‘X’) during the delivery of her stillborn baby in December 2010. The Claimants suffered a traumatic bereavement resulting in post-traumatic stress disorder. The settlement included a dependency claim for the deceased’s son.’

Zenith PI Blog, 9th September 2014

Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com

Woman sentenced for abandoning baby in Birmingham park – BBC News

Posted July 3rd, 2014 in birth, children, mental health, news, sentencing, suspended sentences by sally

‘A woman who dumped her newborn baby in a plastic bag in a Birmingham park has been spared prison.’

BBC News, 3rd July 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Thalidomide drug victims launch legal action – BBC News

Posted June 5th, 2014 in birth, compensation, medicines, news, personal injuries, victims by sally

‘Thalidomide victims have launched legal action against the drug’s manufacturer and distributor 50 years after it was prescribed to their mothers.’

BBC News, 5th June 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Baby in Alessandra Pacchieri forced caesarean case adopted – The Guardian

Posted April 16th, 2014 in adoption, birth, children, consent, Court of Protection, Italy, mental health, news by tracey

‘The daughter of an Italian woman who had a forced caesarean section while in the UK has been adopted by “good and loving people”, the country’s top family judge has announced.’

The Guardian, 15th April 2014

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

FGM: Top gynaecologist hits out at ‘political’ prosecution for female genital mutilation – The Independent

Posted March 25th, 2014 in birth, doctors, female genital mutilation, medical treatment, news, prosecutions by sally

‘Has the DPP picked the right target for a landmark legal case against a barbaric medical practice? Jeremy Laurance talks to Dr Katrina Erskine.’

The Independent, 24th March 2014

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Poor care ‘resulted in North Yorkshire baby’s death’ – BBC News

Posted March 21st, 2014 in birth, hospitals, midwives, news, standards by sally

‘A hospital has admitted failings in medical care and poor communication resulted in a child being stillborn.’

BBC News, 21st March 2014

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Heavily pregnant immigrant carrying dead child wouldn’t seek help as she was afraid she’d have to pay NHS under ‘health tourism’ rules – The Independent

Posted March 21st, 2014 in birth, health, immigration, news, pregnancy by sally

‘A heavily pregnant immigrant thought to be carrying a dead, unborn child was too afraid to seek medical help in the UK after being told she would have to pay the NHS thousands of pounds to remove the foetus, the High Court has heard.’

The Independent, 20th March 2014

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Ombudsman report into Joshua Titcombe death finds pain was inflicted by ‘inappropriate emails’ – The Independent

Posted February 28th, 2014 in birth, complaints, electronic mail, hospitals, midwives, news, ombudsmen by sally

‘“Inappropriate” emails sent by staff at an NHS trust caused offence and distress to a family who had already lost their baby because of avoidable lapses in his care, the health service ombudsman has said.’

The Independent, 27th February 2014

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Judge orders mentally ill woman to have forced caesarean – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 3rd, 2014 in birth, consent, Court of Protection, medical treatment, mental health, news, pregnancy, restraint by tracey

‘ A High Court judge has given doctors permission to perform an urgent caesarean section on a mentally-ill woman with diabetes. The woman was delivered of a baby boy within hours of Mr Justice Hayden giving specialists at the Royal Free London NHS Trust approval for the procedure, following a five-hour hearing at the Court of Protection.’

Daily Telegraph, 1st February 2014

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Sir James Munby: Caesarean mother case shows need for “radical change” in family courts – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 18th, 2013 in adoption, birth, closed material, consent, Court of Protection, family courts, judges, local government, mental health, news by sally

‘The case of a mother whose baby was taken away following an enforced caesarean is an “irrefutable demonstration of the pressing need for radical change” in the family courts, senior judge says.’

Daily Telegraph, 17th December 2013

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Pregnant woman with ‘very severe’ mental health problems could be forced to have Caesarean – The Independent

Posted December 12th, 2013 in birth, Court of Protection, medical treatment, mental health, news by sally

‘A pregnant woman with “very severe” mental health problems could be forcibly sedated and have her baby delivered via Caesarean section against her will if the need arose, a High Court Judge has ruled.’

The Independent, 11th December 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

The mother, the C-section baby and ‘secret British court’: a secrecy scandal – or the birth of a scare story? – The Independent

Posted December 6th, 2013 in birth, care orders, Court of Protection, health, judgments, mental health, news, social services by tracey

‘The first grim details published about Alessandra Pacchieri’s brief stay in Britain were, as one commentator put it, “the stuff of nightmares”.
Over the past few days, however, a different story has emerged. Transcripts of judgments relating to the case have now been made public and they reveal the nuances behind the apparently callous decisions of judges.’

The Independent, 6th December 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Judge who ordered mentally ill pregnant woman to undergo Caesarian birth insists that decision was in her best interests – The Independent

Posted December 5th, 2013 in birth, judgments, medical treatment, mental health, news by sally

‘The judge who ordered a mentally ill pregnant woman to undergo a Caesarian section instead of a natural birth insisted that it was in her best interests.’

The Independent, 4th December 2013

Source: www.independent.co.uk

“Forced” C-section case – what we know now – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted December 4th, 2013 in adoption, birth, care orders, Court of Protection, local government, medical treatment, mental health, news, social services by sally

‘Reports of a C-section being forcibly carried out on a woman that came to light in the mainstream press this past weekend have quickly made international news.’

Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 3rd December 2013

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Forced caesarean was carried out ‘because of risks to mother and child’ – The Guardian

Posted December 3rd, 2013 in adoption, birth, consent, local government, medical treatment, mental health, news, social services by sally

‘The council at the centre of a row over an Italian woman who was given a forced caesarean section and then had her baby taken from her said the decision was taken over concerns about the “risks to mother and child”.’

The Guardian, 2nd December 2013

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Mother’s long fight for brain damaged son’s care – BBC News

Posted November 14th, 2013 in birth, compensation, hospitals, news, personal injuries by tracey

“A mother who has been fighting for justice for nearly three decades after her son was born disabled following errors by hospital staff, says she is still haunted by the whole episode.”

BBC News, 14th November 2013

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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