Problems With Induction and How a Birth Injury Lawyer Can Help
There are often good reasons for a mother to be induced into labor. If the mother or the baby is at risk, labor may be immediately induced. If the mother is a diabetic or has high blood pressure, the mother may be induced. If the due date has passed, the mother may be induced. If there is the potential threat of insufficient amniotic fluid or infection for the baby if she or he remains in the womb any longer, induction may be the most responsible course of action.
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While inducing labor may seem like a good idea, the procedure can go wrong quickly:
- Drug-induced contractions are often more intense and frequent. This can lead to fetal distress.
- Induction can lead to exhaustion during labor, which will make it difficult for the mother to effectively push to deliver her baby.
- Induction drugs such as Pitocin (Oxytocin) or Cytotec can have an unpredictable reaction that can include uterine hyperstimulation, a reaction that can lead to birth injury in the baby.
- Rupture of the uterus, which can cause horrific injury to both mother and baby
If nurses or attending OBYNs are not paying attention and fail to react appropriately and in a timely manner to the above problems, the result can cause permanent, severe harm to the baby. If the doctor, nurse, midwife, anesthesiologist or other health professional provides sub-standard levels of care, this defines the liability aspect of medical malpractice. The law holds them accountable for their mistakes and the tragedies that they may have caused. They are held to a standard of what other reasonable professionals and experts would have done in the same or similar circumstances.
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