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Thu 07 Jul 2009€228,500 awarded to woman over home birth
A WOMAN who claimed her baby son died as a result of negligence by an independent midwife in managing a home birth which “went wrong” has secured €228,500 in settlement of her High Court action.
Midwife Elizabeth Ann O’Toole admitted liability in the proceedings brought against her by Julie Stuart over the death in hospital of her son Dagan five days after suffering brain injuries during his birth at home in July 2004.
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