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Prophylactic antibiotics would not have appropriately treated meningitis, and could have made the infection progress more rapidly by destroying the body’s infection-fighting process. Prophylactic antibiotics should have been prescribed, which would have stopped the infectious process and allowed the decedent to survive.ĭEFENDANTS’ DEFENSE Prophylactic antibiotics were unnecessary because there were no signs or symptoms of infection when the woman was discharged. She died 2 days later.ĮSTATE’S CLAIM A D&C should have been performed. Three days later, the woman was admitted to another hospital with Group B streptococcal meningitis and a urinary tract infection. She chose the latter, and was discharged with instructions to return if her condition became worse. The woman was given the option of 1) dilatation and curettage (D&C) or 2) letting the residual material expel without intervention. Ultrasonography showed that fetal tissue had been expelled, and that no products of conception remained, only blood clots.

An ObGyn diagnosed spontaneous abortion/miscarriage. She was found to be about 12 weeks’ pregnant. VERDICT A $58 million Connecticut verdict was returned.ĬOMPLAINING OF VAGINAL BLEEDING, a woman in her 20s went to an emergency department. Brain damage was due to fetal inflammatory response syndrome. Cesarean delivery was appropriately performed. PHYSICIAN’S DEFENSE Elective cesarean delivery was not necessary at the time of the patient’s last visit, as one is not performed before 40 weeks’ gestation. The recording evidenced that there was a delay in delivery. During surgery, the ObGyn did not choose an incision location that would deliver the baby quickly. PATIENT’S CLAIM A cesarean delivery should have been performed as soon as it was determined that the amniotic fluid level was low.

The child was diagnosed with cerebral palsy. The baby was born “essentially lifeless” but with a weak heartbeat. The father recorded the birth on video camera. Her ObGyn first allowed labor to proceed, then performed a cesarean delivery. Two days later, she went to the hospital in labor. At her 39-week prenatal visit, testing showed a low amniotic fluid level, but the woman was sent home. A BICORNUATE UTERUS and the infant’s breech position complicated a woman’s pregnancy.