Failings on the part of public health nurse contributed to plaintiff’s neurological injuries at birth

Personal injuries - medical negligence - question of liability - plaintiff's serious neurological symptoms attributable to hydrocephalus - whether caused or materially contributed to by reason of the negligence of a servant or agent of defendant - whether a failure to detect hydrocephalus prior to it causing neurological damage - congenital disability since birth - balance of probabilities - whether public health nurse ought to have been alerted as to the possibility of a developing situation and taken appropriate action - history of treatment - note taking and recording of post-natal examinations below expected standard of care - incorrect measurement of plaintiff's head circumference - whether a failure to carefully monitor a breach of duty of care - mother's concerns not recorded - whether sufficient evidence to establish plaintiff's claims - development post birth - growth charts - legal duty of care - general negligence test - standard appropriate to medical professional - delay in diagnosis from absence of growth chart - failure to record mother's concerns amongst other medical matters determinative - defendant liable in respect of two out of three alleged dates.