Wife Who Lost Baby Wins 30,000 From Gp Because He Failed to Say: Take Folic Aid

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third suicide A MOTHER who lost her child at birth has won 30,000 compensation after a GP failed to advise her to take folic acid to cut the risk of her baby developing defects.

In one of the first cases of its kind, Jill Fox was awarded damages out of court following a civil case for clinical negligence against her doctor.

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Wife Who Lost Baby Wins 30,000 From Gp Because He Failed to Say: Take Folic Aid

Mrs Fox's daughter Rachael was born dead two months early as a result of anencephaly - an underdevelopment of the brain and spinal cord.

But the award - which amounts to the salary of tw...

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