AUBURN — The family of a 10-year-old disabled girl has been awarded $3 million in a medical malpractice case involving a midwife who assisted in the girl’s delivery in Lewiston.

An Androscoggin County Superior Court jury today found that Irene Meyers breached the standard of care when she oversaw the birth of Hannah Tilton at Central Maine Medical Center. Born with severe mental retardation, Tilton is blind, cannot speak or walk, and receives sustenance through a feeding tube.

The Sun Journal newspaper says Tilton was diagnosed with Kabuki Syndrome, a rare genetic disorder.

But Tilton’s attorney, William McKinley, argued that the disorder doesn’t explain all of Hannah Tilton’s symptoms. Christopher Nyhan, an attorney for Irene Meyers, contended Meyers followed standard medical care procedures.