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Jun 29, 2011
Mum of six sues doctor for negligence
By Judith Tan
A MOTHER of six is suing the anaesthetist who was in attendance at the Caesarian birth of her last child in 2006.
Ms Joanne Tong, 39, charges that as Dr Gordon Yau was negligent while inserting a breathing tube down her airway ahead of the Caesarian, he 'erred in his duty of care' and 'overstrained and/or injured her neck during the procedure'.
Ms Tong, a former lawyer and the former chairman of the People's Action Party's Women's Wing, claims she continues to suffer severe pain in the neck and back, numbness in her hands and feet, and often loses her balance.
She also said she is now unable to drive her children around or help them in their schoolwork because she cannot sit up for long.
She is seeking damages.
The trial is slated to begin in the High Court on July 27, with Ms Tong represented by lawyers Melanie Ho, Chang Man Phing and Yuwen Teo-McDonnell from WongPartnership.
Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.
