A DUDLEY College lecturer has been awarded a substantial pay out claim after she was left unable to have any more children following an emergency caesarean section at Russell’s Hall Hospital.

Naurin Ahmed, a part time English and Art lecturer, won the clinical negligence case against The Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, following the traumatic birth of her son, Muhammed, in September 2007.

During her horrific experience, Mrs Ahmed lost a whole body’s worth of blood when her uterus tore during labour and went unnoticed following the C-section.

The mum-of-two, from Tipton, needed three emergency operations to try and control the bleeding and a number of blood transfusions and was transferred to Intensive Care before surgeons carried out a hysterectomy to stem the flow, leaving her infertile and dashing her dreams of having more children.

Mrs Ahmed said she began to feel ill within half an hour of being taken back to the delivery room, following Muhammed’s birth.

She said: “I started to get chest pains and started to feel very ill. I was holding my newborn baby, then suddenly I couldn’t hold him any longer as I felt myself fainting. “ It transpired that the tear in her uterus had failed to be sealed and internal bleeding had begun putting pressure on her insides as well as filling up her stomach.

She added: “It was so frightening. My husband was terrified and I had everyone praying for me.

“But it was a couple of days after the hysterectomy that I actually found out what had happened.

“I couldn’t believe it, I was in complete shock.

“I have always wanted four children and the operation had knocked that idea on the head. I became really depressed, and felt so ill.

“And Muhammed was in the special care unit for a week and because I was away from him I lost out on a lot of bonding. Then when I did get to see him, I couldn’t hold for a long time because I was in pain and tired.”

Hospital bosses initially denied responsibility, but after law firm Waldrons issued court proceedings, the Trust admitted liability and issued a formal apology.

Mrs Ahmed said: “Giving birth to your child is supposed to be the best day of your life, but I went through hell and i’m lucky to be alive, but when I asked why it had happened, I was just told I was unlucky.”

Representing Mrs Ahmed, Adam Smith, clinical negligence solicitor from Waldrons said: “Our client suffered permanent fertility loss because she was not treated to a good enough standard during the emergency delivery of her son.

“The Trust was negligent in that they caused or permitted a tear to the uterus and failed to diagnose and repair the tear at the time of the caesarean.

“It is important cases such as this are highlighted, so severe and permanent life-changing consequences as a result of clinical negligence can be avoided in the future.”

Naurin and her security guard husband, Tamseel, are now looking into the adoption process and hope the compensation will help them achieve their dreams of completing their family and providing further siblings for three year-old Muhammed and eldest daughter Maryam, aged six.

Paula Clark, chief executive of The Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: “The Dudley Group of Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is satisfied that a financial settlement has now been agreed with Mrs Ahmed. Patient safety is the highest priority for the Trust and we have reinforced all our procedures.”