Personal Injury Lawyer Blog
The following blog entry is written from a defendant’s position as trial approaches. Reviewing this kind of briefing should help potential plaintiffs and clients better understand how parties in personal injury cases present such issues to the court.
It is worth noting that situations similar to those described in this birth injury case could just as easily occur at any of the healthcare facilities in the area, such as Kaiser Permanente, U.C. Davis Medical Center, Mercy, or Sutter.
(Please also note: the names and locations of all parties have been changed to protect the confidentiality of the participants in this medical malpractice case and its proceedings.)
The remainder of Ms. Smith’s pregnancy was completely uneventful. The balance of her prenatal course was normal with the patient matching fundal height with gestational age.
On December 13, 2008, Ms. Smith had an spontaneous rupture of membranes. There were no uterine contractions following the rupture of membranes. The plaintiff was advised of the risk of infection due to prolonged rupture of membranes. The plaintiff opted to go to the hospital approximately six hours after her membranes ruptured. Ms. Smith was started on Pitocin augmentation. With Pitocin augmentation, the fetal heart rate showed decreased variability. For more information you are welcome to contact Sacramento personal injury lawyer, Moseley Collins.
The plaintiff was advised to have a cesarian section which she agreed to and the infant was delivered by Dr. Brown during the early morning of December 14, 2008. Following his birth, the minor plaintiff was diagnosed with hemimeganencephaly, which is an enlargement of one cerebral hemisphere. All experts are in agreement that this is a very rare congenital malformation.
No expert retained by the plaintiffs has criticized any of the care, treatment or judgment of Dr. Brown with regard to Nancy Smith’s labor and delivery. (Dr. Woo was not involved in the labor and delivery.) (See Part 4 of 8.)
For more information you are welcome to contact Sacramento personal injury lawyer, Moseley Collins.