A South African court holds the Mpumalanga Department of Health fully liable for damages after a child sustains a brain injury during birth at Piet Retief Hospital in 2009. The injury is described as resulting in cerebral palsy.
The report states that the finding relates to events surrounding the delivery at the hospital and the care provided at the time. It does not elaborate on the court’s reasoning, the amount of damages, or whether other parties were implicated or found partly responsible. The case is presented as a determination of liability by the health department for the outcome of the birth injury.
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