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Andrew and Marni Hotchkiss, a couple in their 30s, were struggling with infertility. They consulted an obstetrician and infertility physician, Dr. Siu Ng-Wagner. The couple and the doctor agreed to use a gestational carrier<\/a>. As the Hotchkiss family selected potential surrogates online, the couple sent these candidates to Dr. Ng-Wagner for medical screening. Dr. Ng-Wagner subsequently interviewed Christina Jensen and told the Hotchkiss family that everything was \u201call clear.\u201d <\/p>\n

Jensen delivered the Hotchkiss\u2019s baby at 25 weeks gestation after developing pre-eclampsia<\/a> during the pregnancy. The newborn child developed sepsis and died just 3 weeks after birth.
\nThe Hotchkisses filed a lawsuit against Dr. Ng-Wagner and her medical practice claiming that she chose not to review Jensen\u2019s medical records before recommending her as a suitable surrogate. <\/p>\n

This would have revealed Jensen\u2019s history of pre-eclampsia in her pregnancy the year before the Hotchkiss\u2019s baby\u2019s birth. The plaintiffs also argued that Dr. Ng-Wagner had a duty to inform the Hotchkisses that she had not reviewed Jensen\u2019s records before clearing her to be named a surrogate.
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Andrew and Marni Hotchkiss, a couple in their 30s, were struggling with infertility. They consulted an obstetrician and infertility physician, Dr. Siu Ng-Wagner. The couple and the doctor agreed to use a gestational carrier. As the Hotchkiss family selected potential surrogates online, the couple sent these candidates to Dr. Ng-Wagner for medical screening. 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