cord compression - starved oxygen

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Hi, I am posting this to anyone who is worried about their baby not meeting milestones and who may have had a traumatic birth experience. I will keep it brief for now,
My little girl was starved of oxygen during labour and she suffered a brain injury. At first I had no idea the NHS had any part to play in her start to life, however that opinion soon changed and subsequently I entered into litigation against the NHS to ensure my little girl would have all the care & support she will need throughout her life, and I won very successfully. I can help if that is something you have thought about.
There are two reasons I have posted this actually, one to make people aware that the birth may have played a part in your child not meeting their milestones and the other is to tell people about Conductive Education which has been the most positive experience for us and has given my daughter a level of independence all the medical experts said she wouldn't have.
She is the most amazing little soul, who has endless patience and a huge heart. She is an inspiration to me.
Please feel free to contact me as I know how alone you can feel and not sure where to turn in the early years.
Best wishes to all x

Traumatic birth wad mentioned by the osteopath as DS was born with misshapen head which corrected itself however according to osteopath it hasn't completely and he reckons both cerrebulums gave been affected hence his auditory processing issues, vestibular issues etc etc. Don't think the midwife had anything to do with it though, do you? He was just stuck in the birth canal for too long as i wasn't dilating fast...

I help run a parent support group for HIE babies on Facebook, if anyone would like to know moe please message me. We are moving to a more secure private forum in the new year.

My daughters birth without doubt caused the HIE (oxygen deprivation) and it was also totally avoidable, I should never have been induced and should instead have had an emergency section under GA. I still have vitriolic rage towards the doctor who induced me and when we questioned her told me my baby would be fine and walked off. She was wrong.

what evidence did you have against the nhs, ella? (i did ask briefly on the other thread but i guess you didn't see it) what was the actual defining piece that meant causation was proven?

our case is still rumbling on (think we're in the third year now)

i do suspect that cord compression caused dd2's hie and brain damage, but due to inadequate monitoring, there isn't the evidence to show at what point an emcs should/ could have been performed to guarantee a different outcome.

so we're kind of in a catch-22. due to negligence, we don't have the evidence to prove causation. so the negligence itself gets them off the hook.

but i'd be really interested in knowing what the key evidence was in your case.

(slowburner - the obstetrician in my debrief told me i should be grateful that they'd not used forceps after all, as he'd just been dealing with a baby whose neck they broke as a result. context - well, look, your baby doesn't have a broken neck and won't be paralysed for life... be grateful.)

Madwoman - all the time I am expected to be grateful my daughter survived, and I am, but why can't I be angry we have all suffered this needlessly because of one persons decision.

Sorry madwoman that was not aimed at you