Lawsuit Claims Baby Suffered Disability When Nurse Did Not Notify Doctor Of Fetal Distress Signs

A planned vaginal childbirth for a mother who has in the past underwent a C-section

should consider that this puts the patient at risk of a ruptured uterus. When this happens the unborn child's precious oxygen , which is generally received by the placenta, can be cut off. When this continues for a prolonged amount of time the unborn child may experience brain damage and be left with major lasting disabilities.

Examine a reported lawsuit involving a pregnant woman who went to the hospital for a planned natural delivery of her child. She had a C-section in a prior pregnancy. Still, the nurse gave her a drug generally used to induce labor. The application of this drug should be carefully monitored as it end up a serious problem particularly at greater dosages. The nurse did not convey to the attending physician that the expectant mother developed an unusual pattern of contraction. Rather, as the contractions escalated to clearly unsafe levels, she continued to give the woman the drug.

The woman experienced a uterine rupture. The unborn baby was in fetal distress. The baby was deprived of oxygen for eighteen to twenty minutes as a consequence of which he sustained a brain injury. He has severe cerebral palsy. He is unable to walk or to talk. He is unable to hold objects in his hands. He is unable to eat on his own and requires a feeding tube. He can, though, recognize members of his family and is alert. Yet he will require 24/7 life assistance. The law firm that took this case announced that the lawsuit went to trial and the jury returned a verdict of $31 Million. This total included $26,000,000 for the cost of future medical care.

As this lawsuit shows nurses and hospital staff need to be able to recognize when problems happen during a pregnancy, need to know and understand the consequences and side effects of the medications they dispense, and let the doctor in charge know of any signs that indicate there is a complication happening. Whether caused by a lack of training, inexperience, overwork, or communication breakdowns, a failure in any (or as in this case all) of these areas can lead to devastating injuries to the child. When this takes place the family may be able to bring a lawsuit for malpractice. As this lawsuit additionally reveals, such lawsuits, due to the nature and degree of the injury to the baby, can result in a considerable recovery.

by: Joseph Hernandez

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