Summary Of Cassie's Case
- Cassie Wiggins was born at the Good Hope Hospital in Birmingham
- Her mother Sarah Myatt-Maley was induced 15 days after her due date
- Midwives failed to continuously monitor baby Cassie's heartbeat
- Missed it drop dangerously low, causing her brain to be starved of oxygen
- Suffered severe brain damage and was left with epilepsy and cerebral palsy
- Cassie, now four, requires round the clock care and can't walk or talk
- Heart of England NHS Trust, which runs the hospital, has admitted liability
- Conceded that had Cassie been delivered earlier, the brain damage, would in all likelihood, have been avoided
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