A NHS hospital is reported to have admitted its negligence and medical errors, which reportedly resulted in a fatal bacterial infection in a new born baby girl.

However, the family of the new born baby, Imogen Carter has received a compensation of over £5,000 by the Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. In addition, the trust had paid out £1,000, as out of pocket expenses to his parents.

The reports have claimed that the child developed a deadly group B streptococcus infection due to medical errors conducted by the hospital staff.

It is claimed that medical staff at the Epsom Hospital failed to keep track of the required course of antibiotics prescribed to the baby, as her mother Alexandra was diagnosed with a water infection.

As a consequence, the infection passed on to Imogen during labor.

Babies infected with the deadly Group B Strep (GBS), also called as streptococcus agalactiae are further susceptible to develop sepsis (bloodstream infection), pneumonia, or meningitis.

It is found that over 10%-35% of healthy adult women get hit by Group B Strep (GBS). However, in majority of the cases the carrier experiences no symptoms but, in case the infection spreads to the child it can be fatal.