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Delict [2022] ZAECBHC 43

Z.L obo A.L v MEC for Health (378/2019)

Z.L obo A.L v MEC for Health (378/2019) [2022] ZAECBHC 43 (6 December 2022)

Court
Eastern Cape High Court, Bhisho
Case number
378/2019
Judge
Smith

The High Court held the MEC for Health liable for a birth-injury claim after finding hospital staff negligently managed shoulder dystocia and caused a brachial plexus injury.

  • Medical Negligence
  • Birth Injury
  • Brachial Plexus Injury
  • Hospital Protocols
  • Standard Of Care
  • Medical-negligence
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Delict [2018] ZAFSHC 153

P v MEC for Health Provincial Government of the Free State (4014/2014)

P v MEC for Health Provincial Government of the Free State (4014/2014) [2018] ZAFSHC 153 (12 October 2018)

Court
Free State High Court, Bloemfontein
Case number
4014/2014
Judge
Phalatsi

The court found the hospital was negligent in administering Cytotec and monitoring labour, but held that causation was not proved because infection caused the stillbirth.

  • Medical Negligence
  • Causation
  • Stillbirth
  • Expert Evidence
  • Hospital Protocols
  • Medical-negligence
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