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Can to my OBGYN 4 overlooking crucial ultrasound notes resulting in me being underwear my son has achondroplasia Till he was born
Asked on Jun 19th, 2016 on Medical Malpractice - Texas
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Throughout my whole preguncey my dr led me to believe my son was 100% normal we even discussed me having my tubes tied right after he was born. The weeks leading mt my sons birth i complained a lot that i felt a ton of presher form his head and i was in pain she jocked it uo to normal rould ligament pain. Well the day came and i had my son as soon as he was born my dr had a strange look on her face as she called for nicu to come look at my son. She told me she thought he had acho and that his arms and legs were short which they were but the next day when she cam to see us she informed me that she did nit read the notes in my ultrasound report saying his limbs were small. After my son was born she did not wantto tie my tubes that day saying to me are you sure you want to there might be something wrong with him... the whole thing was a nighmare. I love my son but wish my dr did her job so i could of been prepared for everything.do i have a case
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You need to contact the local medical malpractice lawyer (one in your state). Some cases allow for malpractice lawsuits based on “wrongful life.” The theory is that if you are advised of your son’s condition you would’ve had an opportunity to make a decision about whether to go through with the pregnancy. Some states recognize a cause of action, some do not.
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Answered on Jun 25th, 2016 at 8:02 AM