Negligence in obstetrics: Shoulder Dystocia

Watts v The Secretary of State for Health [2016] EWHC 2835 (QB)

Counsel: For the claimant: Simon Wheatley For the defendant: Matthew Barnes Solicitors: For the claimant: Shakespeare Legal LLP For the defendant: Bevan Brittan LLP

A claimant failed to establish that her right shoulder had been damaged during her birth as a result of extensive pulling or traction by a midwife to free her shoulder, which had become obstructed while she was being born.