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A family in Tennessee is reportedly furious with a local hospital, saying their child suffered gouging wounds from an amniotic hook used recklessly during birth. According to WKRN-TV, the child was born at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville. Her parents created a Facebook post this spring detailing the injuries that was shared thousands of times. The parents claim that a mid-wife used an amniotic hook to break the mother’s water. However, instead of breaking the sac, the hook scratched the child’s head repeatedly. The mother claims the mid-wife said, “This is a tough water bag. Oh my god, this is so tough,” according to WKRN. They claim she spent 5 to 10 minutes scratching the child with the hook before realizing she did not hit the amniotic sac. Eventually, the child was born, but she ended up in NICU. “After the delivery, they mentioned to us she was having…
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