Joseph O'Reggio: £6million payout for boy starved of oxygen at birth which caused cerebral palsy

Joseph OReggio, 11, has been left unable or speak or feed himself Maternity staff failed to act swiftly enough when his heart rate dropped Delay caused him to be starved of oxygen which led to brain damage Ten year battle for parents Julian and Rachel to get the hospital to accept liability

By Daniel Miller

PUBLISHED: 13:20 EST, 15 October 2012 | UPDATED: 16:22 EST, 15 October 2012

The family of a boy who developed severe cerebral palsy after a hospital blunder led to him being starved of oxygen at birth have received a 6million payout.

Joseph OReggio, 11, has been left unable or speak or feed himself after staff at Wolverhampton's New Cross Hospital failed to act swiftly enough when his heart rate dropped.

His mother Rachel O'Reggio, now 40, had gone into labour after a healthy pregnancy on the morning of April 13, 2001.

Injury: Joesph O'Reggio has been left unable to speak or feed himself after maternity staff failed to act swiftly enough when his heart rate dropped at birth which led to brain damage

But the following day, from late morning, her unborn baby's heart rate dropped.

Although he was being monitored, it wasnt until around 10pm that evening - when there was a shift change - that specialist help was called for.

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