Mum claims her baby was scarred for life after being slashed in the face with a scalpel during C-section
A MUM says her baby was scarred for life after being slashed in the face with a scalpel during a caesarean section.
Amber Woollard, 23, claims docs said newborn Valenci suffered a deformity from her position in the womb.Amber Woollard, 23, claims her newborn was slashed in the face with a scalpel during a caesarean sectionCredit: SWNS:South West News Service But she says a midwife and a plastic surgeon later said the two inch cut under her tot’s nose could not have happened naturally.said it is “very unlikely” to have been caused by a scalpel.
A spokesperson said: "We'd like to repeat our apologies to Ms Woollard for not meeting her expectations and the distress caused following the birth of her daughter." "We are sorry that her daughter was born with signs of facial trauma and we have explained to Ms Woollard why we believe the facial marks were very unlikely to have been caused by the scalpel used during the caesarean section.Surgeons expect Valenci will need three surgeries in the coming years.
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