Parents win baby resuscitation row

THE parents of a seriously-ill premature baby have won a legal battle to ensure there is a public court hearing of their dispute with doctors who have said they will not resuscitate their daughter if she develops life-threatening breathing difficulties.

A High Court judge yesterday said the plight of 11-month-old Charlotte Wyatt, which had already been the subject of widespread media publicity and an open court hearing with the press and public present, was in the interests of informed debate.

"In this kind of case, the interests of justice are much more likely to be served by a responsible debate, based on as full information as possible, than by a debate based on partial information which may not give a fair picture of what is involved," said Mr Justice Hedley.