Parents of baby left brain damaged after NHS failure get £35,000,000 payout

The parents of a baby girl left severely brain damaged due to an NHS error at Great Western Hospital in Swindon have received a £35 million payout, one of the largest for maternity negligence in NHS history. The child developed sepsis and meningitis after staff failed to treat a common infection, with a 16-hour delay in administering antibiotics leading to her condition. The parents express gratitude for her survival but mourn the life opportunities lost, highlighting the need for routine testing for Group B Strep in pregnant women to prevent similar tragedies.

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