The first Victorian family to sue Bacchus Marsh Hospital since the government announced an inquiry into its maternity service are alleging negligence caused their baby severe brain damage that will require life-long care. Lawyers for Melissa Yates and David Prior say the couple's first child, Audrey Ann Prior, was not breathing when she was born with the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck on March 19, 2013. After being resuscitated, the baby girl suffered seizures, causing her to be rushed to the Royal Women's Hospital in Melbourne where she was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and...
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