Woman Injured During Childbirth Awarded $11M

Woman Injured During Childbirth Awarded $11M

Introduction

Bucks County jury awarded $11 million to a Coopersburg resident, who was injured during childbirth.

According to a lawsuit filed in August 2013, a doctor of Stoneridge Obstetrics & Gynecology delivered a baby who got stuck in the birth canal and was not breathing. The mother of the baby sustained injuries to her perineal muscles and anal sphincter, which resulted in urinary and fecal incontinence. She had already requested a cesarean section due to potential complications caused at first birth. Grand View Hospital, where the birth occurred, was dismissed prior to trial and not held liable. The doctor who delivered the baby was named guilty in the suit.

The jury awarded $500,000 for future medical expenses and $10.5 million for the pain, suffering, and humiliation caused. It is considered to be one of the largest medical malpractice awards made in Bucks County Court in recent years, according to the attorney.

In November 2017, a similar medical malpractice incident took place at Tri-City Medical Center. The authorities performed C-section surgery on the woman without using anaesthesia. Loss of consortium, negligent infliction of emotional distress, and assault and battery are the allegations claimed by the woman's lawyer.