Philadelphia Personal Injury Attorney Blog | Pomerantz Perlberger & Lewis LLP

A jury decided that doctors were medically negligent in trying to deliver a 9-pound baby by vaginal birth after telling the mother months before that she had a narrow pelvic arch. The full-term baby, larger than average, became wedged in the birth canal, and remained stuck there for 13 hours. The process squeezed the baby's head, and led to brain damage, including a limitation on her ability to use her limbs, vision problems, and mild retardation. After 13 hours, the baby was finally delivered by Caesarean section.

In defending the gynecologist, the organization Group Health Associates said she "did everything medically possible to facilitate a healthy delivery," but one wonders why it required 13 hours of the baby being lodged in the birth canal to make the decision to scrub the vaginal delivery and attempt a Caesarean section.

If your child suffered birth injury as a result of a doctor's failure to recognize a dangerous or untenable situation, please contact the experienced medical malpractice lawyers at Pomerantz, Perlberger, and Lewis, LLP today for a free initial consultation.