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Wed 02 Feb 2009Father loses €38,000 claim over interrupted video of birth in hospital
A FATHER who wanted to film “every precious moment of the first minutes of his baby’s life” sued the midwife for €38,000 damages for interrupting his video of the birth.
Judge Joseph Mathews threw out John McAuley’s breach of contract claim against Iris Halbach and Mount Carmel Hospital when he heard the midwife had simply asked for a momentary stop in filming while she carried out emergency clearance of the baby’s airways.
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