Re: Forwarded article from timesunion.com
From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Tue Sep 18 07:32:41 2007
Then there's the story of the Death of Princess Charlotte - The Triple
Obstetric Tragedy. Mom, Baby and Obstetrician died.
Art
At Tue, 18 Sep 2007, midwifeim@earthlink.net wrote:
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>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
--
art fougner, md
"May The Wings of Liberty Never Lose a Feather." - Jack Burton
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