Kerala hospital, doctor ordered to pay ₹50 lakh for negligence

Anitha had already given birth to two babies born with Down Syndrome in Kerala and both of them died within few days of birth.

BySouth First Desk

Published Jun 03, 2024 | 2:30 PMUpdatedJun 03, 2024 | 2:30 PM

Kerala hospital, doctor ordered to pay ₹50 lakh for negligence

Kerala State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission has ordered a Malappuram-based hospital and its doctor to pay ₹50 lakh in compensation after a 17-year legal battle to a woman, who gave birth to a child with a 90 percent locomotor disability. The mother had stated neither the hospital nor doctors informed her of the child’s abnormalities before birth, despite multiple scans.

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