The parents sue after the baby has suffered a brain injury during childbirth

A couple is suing the NHS after a hospital mistake that left their baby with a serious brain injury following oxygen deprivation during childbirth.

Little Iszak Derby suffered from cerebral palsy and epilepsy, as well as hearing and vision problems, after midwives failed to detect abnormal heart rhythms.

An internal investigation revealed that hospital staff had failed to "recognize" the heart problems of overcrowded maternity at the Coventry University Hospital.

He found that the workload of the staff of the work section had resulted in a "loss of awareness" of the situation and that a "lack of communication" prevented them from informing experienced doctors.

Iszak was delivered by emergency caesarean section at about 6:20 pm on June 27 of this year, four days before the scheduled date.

The staff spent 13 minutes trying to resuscitate him and spent the first six days of his life ventilated, including five days in intensive care.

His parents, Alice and Kyza, of Longford, Coventry, have now started legal proceedings against the hospital in anticipation of World Cerebral Palsy Day.

UNITED KINGDOM STRESSES DOUBLE TRANSPLANT BY HAND

"We still can not really believe what has happened to our family," said Alice, 26, who heads the child services team. "It's so hard to try to describe in recent months. We do not know what the future holds. is still waiting to hear about the extent of Iszak's injuries and how they will affect him. "

"What is certain is that we will give her all the love and care we can," she said. "Iszak means everything to us. "

"It's hard not to be angry about what happened to our family," said Kyza, a 31-year-old insurance consultant. "We now want to answer our many questions about the care that Alice and Iszak have received. We just want to know more, so let's hope that other families will not have to suffer what we have. "

Alice experienced a reduction in fetal movements on May 23 and June 18 and after consultation with medical staff, she was induced on June 23rd.

Iszak's heart rate monitor began and Alice was transferred to the hospital's work room before her water began to flow around 12:15 am on June 27th.

He was given syntocinon, a medication designed to speed up work at 7:15 am, and a consultant noted that the baby's heart rate was "normal".

NORTH CAROLINA WOMAN, 29, DIES WITH INFLUENZA COMPLICATIONS

At approximately 1:20 pm a physician noted that the cardiotocography (CTG) reading was suspect and that Alice's dose of syntocinon was increased.

Staff initiated the emergency ringing approximately 25 minutes later, following a prolonged "prolonged" heart rate.

An investigation report said that at around 2:30 pm a midwife told a doctor of her concerns about the CTG test results and wrote in medical notes that "an intervention is necessary".

However, the report stated that the doctor did not remember it and that they were elsewhere in the delivery room at that time.

An additional slowdown in Iszak's heart rate was recorded throughout the afternoon, including just before 5:10 pm. when the heart rate monitor stated that his condition was "pathological".

Around 5:45 pm a midwife interrupted a medical staff transfer meeting to request a review.

Hospitals in Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust conducted an investigation which revealed that there had been "a lack of recognition and response to anomalies".

Jenna Harris, a lawyer for medical negligence at Irwin Mitchell, who represents the family, said, "This is an incredibly moving moment for Kyza and Alice, who are still struggling to cope with the events that occurred when Iszak was born. "

"People with cerebral palsy have complex needs and it is expected that Iszak will need a range of rehabilitative treatments and specialized therapies as he gets older," Harris said. "Kyza and Alice have asked us to investigate further what could have been done while preventing Iszak's injuries and to help them get the specialized support he will need in the future.

"We acknowledge that the Trust has made several recommendations in its incident report and urge it to ensure that they are implemented as soon as possible to improve the care provided to patients by d & # 39; other. "