Parents Resolve Newborn’s GBS Lawsuit For $7.0 M
In a documented lawsuit an OB/GYN delivered a preterm baby. The OB/GYN also did not provide antibiotics while the expecting mother was in labor regardless that physicians usually recognize that, in cases involving a preterm birth, the use of antibiotics drastically lowers the chances that the infant will be infected with group b strep The infant became infected with group b strep which lead to septicemia plus extreme low blood pressure, as well as a brain hemorrhage with internal shunt. Consequently, the infant suffers from developmental delays. The law firm that represented the family reported a settlement in an amount larger than $7,000,000.