$20,000,000 Recovery In Case Alleging Doctors Did Not Take Action While Patient Had A Placental Abruption
Expectant parents place the health of their unborn baby in the hands of their doctor. In doing so, they expect the doctor to be able to deal with any problem that could occur during the pregnancy, especially any complication that poses a major danger to the health of the baby or the mother.
But much too frequently a number of doctors, when confronted with information about the existence of indications of a possible considerable complication, such as a placental abruption, look as if either (1) discount the information if it is given to them by nurses or junior doctors or (2) be too busy with other issues to take notice and take proper action. And at these times nurses and junior doctors now and then fail to try to get others who have the authority to take reasonable steps.
One form of significant complication is a placental abruption. A Placental abruption is a situation in which the placenta, which supplies nutrients and oxygen to the unborn baby, detaches from the mother