Birth injuries and expert evidence – 1 QMLR
‘The case of OAJ concerned a Claimant who was aged 14 years at trial and who suffered severe brain damage around the time of his birth. It was not in dispute that the Claimant had suffered an acute profound hypoxic ischaemic insult and possibly also chronic partial hypoxic ischaemia. The Claimant’s mother was admitted to hospital by ambulance at 0010 on 1 September 2011 and the Claimant was born by caesarean section at 1019 on 2 September 2011. Apgar scores were 5 @ 1 minute; 7 @ 5 minutes and 6 @ 10 minutes. The arterial cord pH was 7.01 and the venous cord pH 7.08. Before admission to hospital the Claimant’s mother had had a spontaneous rupture of membranes and described some heavy blood loss when phoning the midwifery unit. On admission minimal blood loss was noted on the Claimant’s mother’s pads.’
1 QMLR, 9th January 2026
Source: 1corqmlr.com
