Overview

• The €1 million award is the largest pain-and-suffering sum ever issued by the Göttingen regional court.
• Judges determined that staff failed to perform a necessary emergency C-section during the delivery.
• The newborn was not adequately monitored or supplied with oxygen, and a specialized university emergency service was not called in time.
• The court said the patient now requires continuous care and that no improvement is expected.
• The judgment is not yet legally final, and the hospital’s obstetrics unit has since been closed.