Remedy sought for loss of unborn due to negligence

A heartbroken couple is supporting proposals for health authorities to compensate parents who lose an unborn child due to medical negligence.

Mignon and Derek Underwood want the law changed after their son Conor was stillborn in 2012 following a missed diagnosis of pre-eclampsia.

An anomaly currently does not allow for claims where the child dies unborn from negligence, according to the Labour Party.