Woman who allegedly suffered brain damage during birth gets €3.5m interim settlement

Case arose out of her delivery in the Coombe Hospital in 1998, when she suffered brain injury by reason of the alleged negligence on the part of midwives and doctors during labour, court heard

The Coombe Hospital strongly denied the claim.

The High Court has approved a €3.5m interim settlement for a woman who allegedly suffered brain damage during her birth 24 years ago.

The woman, who cannot be named as she is a ward of court, sued the guardians and directors of the Coombe Lying-in Hospital, Dublin, where she was born in May 1998.