Medical Malpractice
I was pregnant and I was seeing an obstetrician recommended by a coworker and from the first visit I thought he was too quick, so much that you needed to have your questions writen in a paper before going to see him, because the visits only lasted from 1-5 min. top.
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Answer to the issues you mention: 1. The OB was very aware of the assisted fertility but never tretaed my pregnancy as a high risk one nor he reffered me to any other specialist. 2. I don't really know the appropiate way to treat a premature labor, but I was never told that´s what I was having until after I lost the baby, that the chief nurse told me. 3. The medicines included things to keep me hydrated and even mophine for the pain, but they never gave me any medicine or even the option to take a medicine to stop contractions. The OB never mention I could take a medicine for that, he just sent me to the hospital to have an emergency sonogram. 4. I was not bleeding when I got to the hospital and even after I bled the first time, it didn't last long and I did not bleed for 2 to 3 hours, so I don't think the decition was made, I just think they decided, without consulting me, since I was in my OB's office, to do nothing to stop the loss of the baby. Attorney answers (3)
Summary: 30yo F with PCO, first pregnancy by assisted fertility (Clomid?), vaginal bleeding or premature labor at 18wk, fetal loss.
The fetus will not survive at that age outside the mother's body. Issues: was the OB aware that yours was a high risk pregnancy (due to PCO and assisted fertility)? Many OBs refer these patients out to OBs specializing in high risk patients. Was the premature labor treated appropriately? You mention "all kinds of medicine" - what were they? (Terbutaline, magnesium, ketorolac are common drugs given to stop labor). Was the right decision made to sacrifice the fetus because you were at risk from bleeding? To do: if you are serious about pursuing this, you need to get all the medical records from the OB and the hospital and have them reviewed by a physician and/or med mal attorney. Devesh Tiwary, MD, JD www.TiMedLaw.com 1 person marked this answer as good
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The legal consideration in this case would be whether you received the care and treatment that more or less met the standard of care for your particular medical condiction(s) then prevailing in your community at the time such was provided.
It would seem that it would be advisable for you to consult with an attorney in that community who is experienced with medical malpractice issues and who could further advise you as to the above question as well as related issues. 1 person marked this answer as good
What you present here is probably complicated medically. I can see from what you say that the physician was not a particularly caring professional who took an interest in his/her patient as a person. That can often be true with physicians but it does not necessarily rise to the level of a medical malpractice case.
The first question is whether you were a high risk patient and, if so, whether the OB-GYN shoul dhav etaken other precautions or referred you out. It is unlikely that your being a high risk patient in itself would require referral out. The second question is whetherthe doctor treated you appropriately once you began to have preterm labor. That's the biggest issue here and one we can't answer without a lot more information. The third issue is what are your damages. Under Florida law, there is no claim for wrongful death of a nonviable fetus. True, you may have all the elements necessary to bring a medical malpractice case (duty owed to you, breach of the standard of care, and damages) but your damages will be limited in cases like this. Your best bet is to obtain the medical records and have them evaluated by someone willing to take on a malpractice case of this type. Other answers (1)Find Divorce Lawyers |