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Do I have a case for being given an injection of Rocephin during the first trimester of pregnancy resulting in low amniotic fluid and premature birth?
Asked on Mar 07th, 2015 on Medical Malpractice - New Jersey
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In 2011 I became pregnant went to the doctor for my initial appt at about 8 weeks and was given routine testing in Oct. I was called later on that month by the office and was told that I have gohnorrhoea. i am married and asked that I be retested and was told the results would be the same and that I shouldn't waste time as this could be harmful for the baby. I was scared so i agreed, informed my husband and he went and got tested. That week I was given an injection of Rocephin, prior to this I did not have any problems during pregnancy. My husband got tested and received the same medication and the following week he received confirmation that he did not have gohnorrhea. I went for my follow up appt and told the nurse pract. and she said that my results could have been a false-positive. At 18 weeks found out that I had oligohydramnios. My pregnancy became high risk, I was advised a medical abortion but refused. At 23 weeks I was hospitalized for 30 days and delivered at 27 weeks.
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I do not see a connection between ceftriaxone and oligohydrannios in the basic literature. The cause of oligohydrannios is often undertermined, although there are characteristics in mom and baby that can increase the risk of the condition appearing. For an article discussing these, click here. If any of these risks existed, then I think a link between the low amniotic fluid and the drug you were given is less likely. The caveat of course is that I am not a doctor, so if you have different information, that is another story.
If you have information that suggests a causal connection between ceftriaxone and oligohydrannios, then you should consider contacting a medical malpractice lawyer and provide that information to him so that he can begin an investigation into the issue. Malpractice lawyers take these cases on a contingency basis which means you only have to pay if you succeed.
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Answered on Mar 09th, 2015 at 5:04 PM