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Doctor Answers Phone During Delivery, Child Suffers Brain Damage
A Miami doctor was recently sued for $33.8 million following a botched delivery in which the parents of a child say it suffered from brain damage while the physician took a call from his stockbroker. The Miami Herald reported earlier this year that an obstetrician failed to adequately care for his patients during a 90 minute delivery in 2013, making a series of missteps. The doctor allegedly spoke on the phone with his stockbroker for eight minutes and walked away from the delivery room several times. After the child was delivered, he reportedly had a blue complexion and his limbs were limp. He reportedly suffered from a lack of oxygen and brain damage during the delivery process. The doctor alleged that the mother was not pushing hard enough during the child’s birth and that she refused a C-section, leading to the complications. However, it was later reported that a nurse…
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Birth Trauma Lawyer Sees Hospital Negligence as Cause for Infant’s Brain Damage
A lawsuit has been filled against Bayshore Medical Center, claiming that the obstetrician’s failure to perform a timely C-section led to a baby’s brain injuries. The lawsuit states that the mother was admitted to the South Texas hospital at full term to give birth to her baby, but that the medical team failed to observe and document significant changes in the health and medical condition of both the mother and her unborn child, which ultimately caused brain damage. The complaint alleges that since the medical team did not observe or document any problems with the baby and yet the baby subsequently had brain damage, then clearly the medical team failed in its duty to provide adequate care. Additionally, other complaints filed against the medical team in the lawsuit includes failure to perform an emergency C-section in a timely manner, failure to perform the C-section in a sterile environment, failure to…
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Cerebral Palsy and Tangled Umbilical Cords
The umbilical cord provides vital sustenance to developing babies before childbirth. Since the child cannot breathe air, the umbilical cord provides the child with the mother’s oxygenated blood. A healthy flow of oxygen allows the baby to mature and develop at a natural pace. If something disrupts the cord’s oxygen flow, it can have catastrophic effects on the child for the rest of his or her life. This happened to Claire Scott and her son Charlie in Bournemouth, UK. When Claire gave birth 14 years ago, medical staff allegedly never noticed that her umbilical cord was crushed for 20 minutes. Her son did not receive oxygen during these crucial moments, and a few years later, he was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. She says her son cannot eat, clothe himself or walk, and he has spasms every day. In response to the hospital’s negligence, Claire filed a birth trauma lawsuit against…
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