Lawsuit Alleges That Infant Sustained Irreversible Disability When Nurse Did not Tell Doctor Of Signs Of Fetal Distress
A scheduled vaginal childbirth for a pregnant woman who has previously underwent a C-section ought to take into account that this places her at risk of a ruptured uterus. An unborn child receives oxygen via the placenta. A ruptured uterus might thus cause a severe decline in the amount of oxygen that reaches the unborn baby. If this happens for an extended amount of time the unborn baby can experience brain damage and be left with major irreversible disabilities.
Look at a published claim regarding a pregnant woman who reported to the hospital for a scheduled vaginal delivery of her child. She underwent a C-section in a previous pregnancy. Yet, the nurse gave her a drug generally used to induce labor. The use of this medication should be diligently monitored since it turn into a serious complication particularly at higher dosages. The nurse failed to tell the doctor that the woman developed an unusual pattern of contraction. Instead, even though the contractions escalated to clearly unsafe levels, she continued to administer the drug.
The expectant mother sustained a uterine rupture. The unborn baby was in fetal distress. The child was deprived of oxygen for 18-20 minutes as a result of which he suffered a brain injury. He has significant cerebral palsy. He is unable to walk or to talk. He cannot hold objects in his hands. He is unable to eat on his own and requires a feeding tube. He can, though, identify members of his family and is alert. But he will need full-time life assistance. The law firm that represented the child and his parents announced that at trial the jury returned an award of $31,000,000 with included $26,000,000 to pay for the cost of the child