Ten years after the events, the Castilla-La Mancha Health Service (SESCAM) will have to pay 5.2 million euros for the "very serious injuries" caused to a baby during childbirth at the Valdepeñas Hospital (Ciudad Real).
It was in October 2012 when the mother went to the hospital because she had symptoms of childbirth. She had had a normal gestation and all previous check-ups had been normal.
The midwife decided to dispense with one of the two straps used to monitor the heart rate of the foetus and control the uterine dynamics of the Echo-Doppler system. "This decision prevented effective monitoring of the physical condition of the foetus". The lawyer explains that "the 26 episodes of decreased heart rate of the foetus were also not given importance", with "an absolutely negligent procedure". Read more.
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