I know of a lady who did ultrasounds and live with the consult of her obstetrician. Up to term, the baby was very much healthy. During the delivery something happen and the baby was transfered to another hospital, sadly the baby died. The child weighed 8 lbs. Is it negligence? Should there be a C-section, as the baby was struggling to born and became blue; lack of adequate oxygen?
What are the risks or other complication? Or, it is pure negligence?
I need constructive answers, even problem from a Obstetrician.
Rich S
Wow! When my daughter was being born she went though some major complications. The doctor instantly took my x in and gave her a c-section. I don't know all the circumstances with what was happening in that room but I would be talking to a lawyer. (just my humble opinion)
nana
what people fail to understand is that doctors are not God, they don't always know everything. Labor is unpredicable. Just because a baby weighs 8 lbs that does not mean she must have a c-section. If the baby during labor appeared okay and toward the end develop a problem then it is nothing that the doctor can do except help the baby to come out sooner. Dystocia or difficult labor occurs all the time during delivery. Some women have hard times pushing their baby's out. It is an unfortunate case, but not everything big baby have to be delivered via c-section. If the person has a child before that was born around the same weight then it is expected that she would be able to push out her baby.
babyuramazing
Well your not gonna get great answers unless you give more detail. it all just depends on what was going on. C-section possiably...but it all depends on what was going on right then and there. If there was no prior problems then she should have been fine for a vaginal birth, but problems do arise. If the baby was already half way out or somewhat out when they realized the problem, then there would have been no time for a c section there main object would have been to get the baby out right then and there.its hard to give you anymore of an answer without knowing the full story and what was going on in the room.
The Honey Bunches of Love
this actually happens quite often now matter how sad it is... it could have been the doctor or the birth canal was just too small for the baby there could have been a number of coimlications like the umbilical chord can get wrapped around the babies neck and the doctor may have no idea about it until the baby is out... but you may never know what was the actual cause of the babies death.... :(
Namaste
While in labor with my daughter, her heart beat dropped. I was barely in the labor process when they caught it and took me in for an emergency c-section. Turns out the cord was wrapped around her neck twice.
Best thing to do is to request a copy of the medical records (the mother has a right to request a copy, but may have to pay a copy fee) and have them looked over by an attorney. In this type of case she should be able to meet with counsel at no charge.
Eee bee
I don't have enough information to tell you if it was negligence. But I can tell you that childbirth does have risks. That's why women have prenatal care and give birth in a hospital. If it was risk free we'd all do it at home.
I am so sorry for your loss.
Here is a link about stillbirths to help you deal with the loss:
http://www.wisc.edu/wissp/when.htm
realisticone
I think you would need to get a great deal more information to know if it was negligence, or something unavoidable.
Lack of oxygen can come from many different causes during a delivery, and c-sections cause there own risks -- so you ( if you are helping the parents ) need to find out more detail -- I'm sure that will be difficult as the parents are grieving their poor baby , but one first step is to get copies of all medical records now (and to check them for accuracy ) , and to write down all the details they remember - so they do have the information when they talk to an attorney.
What a sad situation.
sunspeck
Number one, without the mother's history with this pregnancy/delivery and any previous pregnancies and/or deliveries, there is really no possible way to make an accurate judgment call on this.
Number 2, (Please don't think I am uncaring for this but) Sometimes babies just die. We don't know why sometimes for days or even ever. There could be something genetically wrong, a cord accident, any number of things.
Number 3, In the medical field, having a baby born blue is not a cause for panic. I don't think I have ever seen a baby born pink. Trust me, I have seen a LOT of babies born via section and vaginal. As long as the baby starts to cry and pink up within a a few seconds of birth, it is fine. When the baby is not crying, breathing, or responding, that is the time for intervention.
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