C was born on 6 February 2015 at the Hospital. Her mother (“M”), entered the hospital on 5 February and a CTG was attached to her tummy at about 16.50 hours that afternoon. It showed a pathological trace for C’s heartbeat with reduced variability and unprovoked decelerations. It was not read for 50 minutes. When it was finally read, a category one caesarean section was called for and C was born at 18.33 hours. C’s APGAR scores were 4 at one minute; 4 at 5 minutes and 9 at 10 minutes and she displayed no respiratory effort during the early minutes of her life. Her cord blood readings indicated hypoxia had occurred. [4]
liability was admitted in full by D [5]
The issues before this Court related to various substantial heads of loss within the quantification of C’s claim. [7]
All personal injury claims for damages for living Claimants are split up into 3 sections: A, pain, suffering and loss of amenity; B, past loss and expense; C: future loss and expense. [9]
Total A+B+C £9,214,862 (C figure) £3,301,938 (D figure) [10]
Conclusion Total A+B+C £6,866,615 [205]
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