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A mother whose twin sons were born ten weeks early and suffer from lifetime disabilities has been awarded compensation from the Ministry of Defence.
Mrs Steel sought advice from UK personal injury solicitors about making a compensation claim for medical negligence after her sons, Shane and Dean, were born with cerebral palsy and partial paralysis.
In 1991, Mrs Steel gave birth to the twins in an Army hospital in Germany, where her first husband was serving as a corporal in the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars.
On the 3rd April, she complained of severe stomach pains and went to the Army Medical Centre where she was seen by a nurse.
The twins were born within minutes of each other and because they were premature they had to be transferred to a British Military Hospital at Rintern with severe medical difficulties.
Mrs Steel decided to make a compensation claim against the Ministry of Defence and consulted UK personal injury solicitors.
Her claim for clinical negligence was backed up by a German doctor, who said that if Mrs Steel had been admitted to hospital earlier, she would have been given steroids, which could have reduced the risk to her sons.
The MOD accepted 75 per cent liability and Mrs Steel was awarded an initial payment of £50,000. She will receive a larger payment once an amount has been decided.
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