August 20, 2026 — 3:00am

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A Perth family has lost a catastrophic birth-injury lawsuit against a major maternity hospital despite a judge finding clinicians were negligent, after a court ruled their daughter’s severe brain damage was legally “inevitable.”

The girl, whom WAtoday has chosen not to name, was born in August 2020 at 38-weeks gestation due to issues picked up during a routine examination at King Edward Memorial Hospital in Subiaco.

An ultrasound had shown growth restriction, reduced amniotic fluid and abnormal cerebral blood flow…

Read the full article at SMH.COM.AU