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Parents Sue Lakeland Regional Medical Center for Daughter’s Brain Injury
According to the News Chief, a Florida couple is suing Lakeland Regional Medical Center and Central Florida Health Care alleging medical errors caused their daughter’s cerebral palsy. Fiona and Stanley Brown, parents of 6-year-old Fiona Brown, claim the hospital and two registered nurse practitioners, Pamela Barany and Joan Sarratt Bardo, were negligent and caused Destiny’s brain injury. According to the complaint, Central Florida Health Care DBA Lakeland OB-GYN provided Fiona Brown with prenatal care throughout her pregnancy. Brown went for a regular check up on September 28, 2005 and nurses observed signs and symptoms of high blood pressure. A nurse midwife in the office instructed Brown to go to the Lakeland Regional Medical Center for a further observation. At the hospital, the fetal monitor strip indicated a decrease in fetal heart rate. Brown was 38 weeks pregnant at the time when medical personnel informed her that she needed an emergency…
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