{"id":411,"date":"2011-07-21T12:11:38","date_gmt":"2011-07-21T18:11:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagomedicalmalpracticeattorney-blog.lawblogger.net\/2011\/07\/21\/brain_damaged_child_receives_7_1\/"},"modified":"2019-10-17T06:06:56","modified_gmt":"2019-10-17T11:06:56","slug":"brain_damaged_child_receives_7_1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/brain_damaged_child_receives_7_1\/","title":{"rendered":"Brain Damaged Child Receives $7.75 Million Settlement &#8211; Louis Montes, a minor, et al. v. West Suburban Hospital Medical Center, Inc."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The use of medications to induce labor has become increasingly common over the last 50 years.  Pitocin is one of the most well-known medications given to mothers to try and speed labor along.  However, this drug does not come without its risks, which can include uterine rupture, more intense contractions, and fetal stress.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/lawyer-attorney-1337417.html\">Cook County birth injury lawsuit<\/a> of <em>Louis Montes, a minor, et al. v. West Suburban Hospital Medical Center, Inc.<\/em>, 05 L 14157, involves the use of Pitocin during a 2005 delivery.  The baby&#8217;s mother was given Pitocin in order to promote labor.  However, she was given too much of the drug, which led to a hyperstimulated uterus and to fetal distress.<\/p>\n<p>A review of the fetal heart tracings taken during this period clearly demonstrate that the baby was in distress.  However, the West Suburban Medical Center nurses failed to alert the obstetrician of the baby&#8217;s fetal distress.  Because he was not aware of the problem, the doctor did not order a timely c-section to avoid injury to the baby.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.robertkreisman.com\/medical-malpractice-lawyer\/brain_damaged_child_receives_7_1\/#more-411\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The use of medications to induce labor has become increasingly common over the last 50 years. Pitocin is one of the most well-known medications given to mothers to try and speed labor along. However, this drug does not come without its risks, which can include uterine rupture, more intense contractions, and fetal stress. 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