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A 33-year-old woman gave birth via forceps delivery to an infant with cerebral palsy.
In suing, the family claimed an occult prolapse of the umbilical cord during delivery caused hypoxia and the resulting brain damage. They asserted that the infant had umbilical cord depression and oxygen deprivation during delivery, along with 2 decelerations in fetal heart rate, which should have led to an emergency cesarean section. They also noted that the delivery should have occurred sooner than a half hour after the prolapse was noted. They faulted the nurses for failing to communicate important information to the physician. They also claimed the administration of misoprostol and oxytocin hyperstimulated the uterus.
The defense contended a cesarean section was not indicated prior to the prolapse and that ordering one at that point would not have resulted in an earlier delivery.
- The jury returned a defense verdict.
A 33-year-old woman gave birth via forceps delivery to an infant with cerebral palsy.
In suing, the family claimed an occult prolapse of the umbilical cord during delivery caused hypoxia and the resulting brain damage. They asserted that the infant had umbilical cord depression and oxygen deprivation during delivery, along with 2 decelerations in fetal heart rate, which should have led to an emergency cesarean section. They also noted that the delivery should have occurred sooner than a half hour after the prolapse was noted. They faulted the nurses for failing to communicate important information to the physician. They also claimed the administration of misoprostol and oxytocin hyperstimulated the uterus.
The defense contended a cesarean section was not indicated prior to the prolapse and that ordering one at that point would not have resulted in an earlier delivery.
- The jury returned a defense verdict.
A 33-year-old woman gave birth via forceps delivery to an infant with cerebral palsy.
In suing, the family claimed an occult prolapse of the umbilical cord during delivery caused hypoxia and the resulting brain damage. They asserted that the infant had umbilical cord depression and oxygen deprivation during delivery, along with 2 decelerations in fetal heart rate, which should have led to an emergency cesarean section. They also noted that the delivery should have occurred sooner than a half hour after the prolapse was noted. They faulted the nurses for failing to communicate important information to the physician. They also claimed the administration of misoprostol and oxytocin hyperstimulated the uterus.
The defense contended a cesarean section was not indicated prior to the prolapse and that ordering one at that point would not have resulted in an earlier delivery.
- The jury returned a defense verdict.