Baby’s GBS Claim Settles For More Than $7.0 M
Friday, February 26th, 2010In a reported lawsuit an OB/GYN delivered a preterm baby. The OB/GYN failed to provide antibiotics while the expecting mother was in labor despite the fact that doctors normally concur that, in cases involving a preterm birth, the administration of antibiotics drastically lessens the possibility that the newborn will be infected with group b strep The infant end up becoming infected with GBS resulting in septicemia, severe hypotension, in addition to a brain hemorrhage with internal shunt. Consequently, the infant is affected with developmental delays. The law firm that represented the family published a settlement in an amount greater than $7.0 Million.