{"id":1363,"date":"2026-07-08T10:00:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T15:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/birth-injury-lawyer\/?p=1363"},"modified":"2026-07-07T22:37:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T03:37:10","slug":"1363-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/birth-injury-lawyer\/1363-2\/","title":{"rendered":"$8 Million Settlement After Emergency Cesarean Section"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During Ms. Doe\u2019s delivery at the treatment hospital, the fetal monitor showed minimal variability of her unborn child. A prolonged late deceleration occurred approximately one hour and 45 minutes later. At that time, the baby\u2019s heart rate dropped to 70 beats per minute. <\/p>\n<p>The fetal heart rate continued to drop that evening. Ms. Doe\u2019s baby was delivered by emergency cesarean section later the same night. The baby was unresponsive and taken immediately to the ICU before being transferred to another hospital for treatment. <\/p>\n<p>Now 5 years old, the baby boy suffers from brain damage and requires 24-hour care.<br \/>\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/birth-injury-lawyer\/1363-2\/#more-1363\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During Ms. Doe\u2019s delivery at the treatment hospital, the fetal monitor showed minimal variability of her unborn child. A prolonged late deceleration occurred approximately one hour and 45 minutes later. At that time, the baby\u2019s heart rate dropped to 70 beats per minute. The fetal heart rate continued to drop that evening. 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