Re: Forwarded article from timesunion.com
From: midwifeim@earthlink.net
Tue Sep 18 01:38:10 2007
It´s hard to know how any of us might behave, faced with the loss of a much loved spouse in such a case. It´s also likely that anyone faced with a lawsuit is happy to find an attorney to hire for defense.
And yes, some deaths can´t be prevented. But if our government agency charged with recording them all doesn´t manage to do that, how can we know that preventible deaths aren´t happening. And when we live in a time when the rate goes up, how can we be sure this is due to better reporting?
Ina May
-----Original Message-----
>From: "Garry E. Siegel, M.D." <garrys@mindspring.com>
>Sent: Sep 17, 2007 11:55 PM
>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L <ob-gyn-l@dns.obgyn.net>
>Subject: Re: Forwarded article from timesunion.com
>
>Let's not castigate all attorneys, but his behavior in summoning his
>firm to stand guard was excessive, so it seems.
>
>This case is a huge tragedy, of course, but as Larry said, but it
>doesn't merit national attention. Unfortunately, a few women die in
>childbirth despite of (as opposed to because of) our efforts.
>
>Garry
>
>At Mon, 17 Sep 2007, Lynn Montgomery wrote:
>>
>>I am sure we all have seen or participated in cases with an equally
>>tragic outcome. This case brings to mind a case that occurred while I
>>was in fellowship in Houston in '95. The parents were both attorneys.
>>The patient was in labor with her third and the pregnancy had been
>>uneventful. My fellowship classmate was following her in labor - an
>>excellent and knowledgeable practitioner. At 8 cm, the patient looked
>>at the labor nurse and said that something was wrong. Immediately, she
>>had what appeared to be seizure activity, then asystole. The attending
>>physician immediately summoned assistance, CPR was started and she was
>>taken to the OR for delivery. She was briefly resuscitated, but died
>>shortly after in the ICU.
>>
>>The husband (an attorney), immediately left the room without mourning
>>the loss what-so-ever and summoned his entire law firm to the hospital.
>>He yelled that all the records needed to remain untouched and stationed
>>his partners at all the various stations where his wife had received
>>care, "to assure nothing is tampered with". He demanded an immediate
>>autopsy and refused to allow any pathologist who had any ties to the
>>hospital or academic program to participate in the post. The post
>>ultimately confirmed amniotic fluid embolus and nothing came of the
>>case.
>>
>>The truly tragic aspect of the case was that the other two children were
>>in the hospital and left unattended during the legal posturing being
>>orchestrated by their father, with nobody to comfort them during the
>>fray and console them on the loss of their mother.
>>
>>Priorities!
>>Lynn
>>
>>--
>>Lynn D. Montgomery, M.D.
>>Obstetrics & Gynecology, Maternal-Fetal Medicine
>>The Birth Center/Rocky Mountain Women's Health
>>1211 S. Reserve St.
>>Missoula, Montana, 59801
>>406-549-0978
>>fax 406-549-0987
>>e-mail: apgar10@thebirthcentermt.com
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of
>>gin11153@aol.com
>>Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 1:54 PM
>>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
>>Subject: Forwarded article from timesunion.com
>>
>>Hello:
>>
>>The following article was sent to you from timesunion.com by Gail Neuman
>>(gin11153@aol.com).
>>
>>What a tragedy!
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>>A moment of joy dissolves into tears of sorrow
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>>Family and friends mourn mother who died after giving birth to second
>>child
>>
>>by: PAUL GRONDAHL Staff writer
>>
>>ROTTERDAM -- On Monday, 6-year-old Louie McCabe was at the hospital by
>>his pregnant mother's side, elated about becoming a big brother.<p>On
>>Saturday, the boy will join family members as they bury his mother.
>>
>>To read the rest of the article, go to:
>>
>>http://timesunion.com/ss.asp?s=620338&c=REGIONOTHER&b=LOCAL
>>
>>To visit the site's homepage, go to http://timesunion.com
>>
>
>--
>Garry E. Siegel, M.D.
>Private Practice
>Roswell, GA
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