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My Wife suffered Placenta Abruption in the Hospital and had to wait for OBGYN to come from his house to perform emergency C-Section. 15-20 min wait while son had low heart-tones , suffocating in womb. (We were admitted in a room above the emergency room. 1 min walking time.) Wife was seen by High Risk who recommended non-stress testing in paperwork to OBGYN which was not conducted prior to stillbirth. Wondering if there was negligence on both hospitals part for not having qualified personel on duty as well as OBGYN for not adhering to High Risk doctors orders. There are more details to our case but this is the nutshell version.
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Dear Anonymous:
I am sorry to read of this terrible loss in your family. You are asking the right questions, and there are more questions surely to be asked. I am not sure about the circumstances of the pregnancy that might have led to placental abruption, but the staffing situation at the hospital is problematic on its face given the not-so-remote possibility of emergency birth situations such as this.
Additional facts would be necessary to determine whether there was negligence on the part of a medical professional and/or the hospital, and whether that negligence caused or contributed to the stillbirth.
I believe you would benefit from having a law firm that handles medical negligence claims review your incident in greater detail. The process of bringing a medical malpractice case against a qualified health care provider in Indiana is an arduous and expensive one, but it never hurts to inquire.
Sincerely,
Lance R. Ladendorf
Ladendorf Law
(317) 842-5800
Answered on May 26th, 2014 at 4:22 PM