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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here is a more detailed article:

http://www.wbaltv.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/Jury-awards-family-55M-in-medical-malpractice-suit-against-Hopkins/-/10131532/15277958/-/98elrgz/-/index.html

The disability is severe brain damage (2 yo similar to a 4 mo). According to the article (the family, not Hopkins) an emergency surgery was ordered, but took 2 hours. I agree with the PP above that it was probably a combination of 1) all surgery rooms were filled with either scheduled or emergencies and 2) needing to take stats and prep the woman.

Frankly, a woman in birth **is not** the most pressing emergency. In Baltimore, plenty of near-fatal gun shot wounds come in every night. Some worse than others. Her life was not at risk and in theory she would not have been the top triage. On a bad night it may have taken 2 hours to get her into an emergency surgery room.[/quote]a woman in labor needing a c section is in a life threatening condition. 
Are you sure they did not want her to wait her turn and stand in line?[/quote]

I'm the above poster with the surgeon DH. You are not going to cut open a women without getting the pertinent information.

From the details, it sounds like the midwife was at fault here but JHU has to pay for it. The case will be repealed.[/quote]

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