Texas Health Care PLLC must face a medical negligence suit arising from a baby being born who was injured by a lack of oxygen and developed cerebral palsy, the Texas Supreme Court said Friday.
The mother, B.O., was admitted to the Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Southwest Fort Worth for induction of labor. During the labor, the baby’s heart rate tracing showed intermittent signs of fetal distress. Allegedly, a nurse mistakenly charted that the fetal heart rate had improved.
After Dr. Timothy J. Jones was paged, the baby, E.D., was delivered via emergency c-section in grave condition. She was diagnosed ...
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