Re: (Fwd) Re: Hospital faces suit over a pregnancy

From: R. Daniel Braun, MD (rbraun@iupui.edu)
Wed Jan 21 23:04:17 2004


At Wed, 21 Jan 2004, Robert J. Carpenter, Jr. MD wrote: >
>sending again
>------- Forwarded message follows -------
>From: Robert J. Carpenter, Jr. MD <zygote@icsi.net>
>To: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net
>Subject: Re: Hospital faces suit over a pregnancy
>Date sent: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 18:54:30 -0600
>
>Given the almost absolute immunity of the judge in this matter and
>the
>fact that the hospital sought a court order for obstensively
>appropriate reasons, it will be very difficult for them the maintain
>the suit, if it is ever filed. However, given the current state of
>malpractice in Pa. perhaps even this frivolous suit will be allowed.
>
>The whole reason that a court order is obtained is to protect the
>institution and its physicians in such a case where the order is
>sought for protection of the child.
>
>I have sought and obtained 3 mandated court orders for C/S .
>However,
>they were highly spercific without probability of vaginal delivery,
>like the 8.5# fetus in an android pelvis with PROM and double
>footling
>breech, Transverse lie with arm presenting etc.
>
>I know no facts except those stated. The need to obtain a court
>order
>must be based on impeccable data. Such cases as the Georgia
>case of
>the placenta previa with mandated C/S which then ended up with a
>vag
>delivery and no previa and the forced C/S of the 26-27wk fetus in
>the
>DC mother with terminal cancer are examples of ones which were
>not
>well documented.
>
>If others have comments, will be pleased to read them! Bob
>
>On 19 Jan 2004 at 15:47, rmodugno@aol.com wrote:
>
>> This Story has been sent to you by : rmodugno@aol.com
>>
>> Hospital faces suit over a pregnancyWILKES-BARRE - The husband of a
>> woman who refused to deliver her baby by Caesarean section plans to
>> challenge a court order that gave a hospital permission to assume
>> guardianship over her fetus. The full article will be available on
>> the Web for a limited time:
>> http://www.philly.com/mld/inquirer/news/local/states/pennsylvania/ci
>> ti es_neighborhoods/philadelphia/7744407.htm (c) 2004 Philadelphia
>> Inquirer and wire service sources. All Rights Reserved.
>>
>------- End of forwarded message -------Robert J. Carpenter, Jr. MD
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