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The family of a Perth teenager who developed cerebral palsy following a lack of oxygen have won a legal case against NHS Tayside after the health board denied liability for her care. ‌

Maisie Wilkie was born on April 6, 2010 at a midwifery led unit (MLU) in Perth - but developed “permanent and profound” health injuries due to failings at the unit. ‌

Now aged 15, she suffers cognitive impairment, epilepsy, sight and hearing difficulties, is reliant on a wheelchair and can only eat via a tube. ‌

Parents Claire and Alan Wilkie, from St Madoes, instructed lawyers at firm Irwin Mitchell to bring a medical negligence claim against NHS Tayside to hold them accountable and secure essential lifetime care and support for their daughter.

The case went to an eight-day trial at th

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