Delayed Admittance to Hospital - Cerebral Palsy
The Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger birth injury trial team negotiated a pre-trial mediated settlement on behalf of a child who suffered profound injuries when her mother's uterus ruptured at the site of a previous myomectomy (surgery to remove a fibroid in the uterine wall). Two weeks prior to the baby's emergent delivery, the child's mother was hospitalized in pre-term labor. After being medicated and released, she was advised to observe strict bed rest and communicate with her OBGYN's office. At 10:00 p.m. the evening before delivery, the parents called to report painful contractions. Without determining the onset, frequency, characteristics or location of the pain suffered by the mother, an on-duty advice nurse told the mother to take an additional dose of her anti-contraction medication and call if her condition worsened. Eight hours later, the mother awoke in severe pain. Her husband called 911. She was taken to a local hospital where the child was delivered by emergency C-section at 32 weeks gestation. We proved that the doctors employees were employees were negligent in failing to order the mother to the hospital at the time of the phone call. The child was diagnosed with periventricular leukomalacia, and later developed infantile spasms and cerebral palsy. The settlement was composed of both an initial cash payment and guaranteed monthly future annuity payments to offset the cost of future medical, therapy, laboratory and attendant care.
If your child has suffered a birth injury, we want to hear your story. If medical negligence or medical malpractice was involved, our lawyers want to help. Contact the attorneys at Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger in San Francisco for a free consultation.
Walkup, Melodia, Kelly & Schoenberger
Hospital Error Injury Lawyers
San Francisco, California
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