$750,000 Settlement When Baby Dies From Placental Abruption While Doctor Stays Home And Nurse Waits

When a doctor agrees to go to the hospital to check in on their patient most people would expect the doctor to actually show up. Most people would also expect that, if the patient develops a complication, the staff at the hospital will act appropriately and not just continue to wait for the doctor to show up losing precious time in which to treat the patient. Surprisingly, this is not always what happens.

In one reported case an expectant mother who, at near term, had experienced a fall was transported to a local hospital to check on the welfare of her unborn baby. An ultrasound was read as negative and as not revealing any harm to the baby from the fall. The expectant mother was still worried and asked for fetal heart rate monitoring. Since the hospital did not have the proper equipment they arranged to have her transferred to a second hospital which did. The staff contacted the expectant mother's obstetrician who told them that he would meet her at the other hospital.

The doctor was not present when the expectant mother arrived at the other hospital. The staff began monitoring the baby's heart beat with a fetal heart rate monitor. The monitor indicated that the baby was experiencing fetal distress and that the baby's condition was deteriorating. The staff waited for 2 hours for the doctor to arrive. During this time the unborn baby's heard rate went down to dangerous levels. At this point the labor and delivery nurse finally called in an on call obstetrician.

At this point this obstetrician went forward with an emergency C-section. During surgery the obstetrician discovered that the mother had experienced a placental abruption which in turn had resulted in a lack of necessary quantities of oxygen supply to the unborn baby. The baby was not breathing after delivery and all attempts at resuscitating the baby failed.

The law firm that handled this matter uncovered that the mother's obstetrician, after saying he would meet her at the second hospital, had instead gone home but simply did not bother to tell anyone at the hospital about that choice. The labor and delivery nurse, the only one who had information that the baby was in fetal distress, made the decision to continue to wait for the obstetrician. The nurse did not contact the obstetrician herself to report the fetal distress and did not bring the situation to the attention of the in-house obstetrician until it became dire. As a result, the law firm was able to report that they achieved a settlement totaling $750,000 on behalf of the baby's parents.

About the Author:
Joseph Hernandez is an Attorney accepting birth injury cases. You can learn more about placental abruption cases and how a birth injury attorney can assist you by visiting his website.

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