{
  "id": 789750,
  "title": "Mpumalanga health held fully liable for child's cerebral palsy after 2009 birth injury",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/13/mpumalanga-health-held-fully-liable-for-childs-cerebral-palsy-after",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-13T17:11:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-08-13-mpumalanga-health-held-fully-liable-for-childs-cerebral-palsy-after-2009-birth-injury/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Mpumalanga Department of Health has been held liable for damages after a child sustained a brain injury during birth at Piet Retief Hospital in 2009.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}