Antibiotics Not Administered For Premie Child
In a published claim, a physician delivered an expecting mother’s child in the 36th week of the woman’s pregnancy. Full term is reported to be roughly forty weeks. The infant was thus slightly premature. A premature birth is a known risk factor for the baby contracting an infection from the group b strep bacteria. Doctors normally advise that antibiotics be administered in the course of labor so as to reduce the risk of infection to the infant. Regrettably, this physician failed to comply with this procedure. Further, the doctor did not give antibiotics to the child after birth. The infant developed a severe respiratory infection. Subsequently, the newborn needed to stay in the hospital for several months. The newborn was left with long term respiratory damage. The law firm that represented the family reported that the matter settled for $1,600,000.