The family claimed that the medical staff attending to the mother during labor and delivery negligently failed to the detect brow or OP positioning abnormalities that led to the baby’s head and skull being compressed and crushed during each contraction…medicalmalpracticelawyers, $5.6M Philadelphia Birth Injury, Invasion Of Privacy Medical Malpractice Verdict
After the birth, the defendant midwife who had delivered the baby reportedly posted on her personal Instagram page personal information about the incident along with the headline, “Jellybean head, courtesy of malpresentation (brow and OP),” which resulted in many comments.
The parents medical malpractice lawsuit against the midwife, the hospital, and others alleged not only medical negligence in delivering the baby but also claims for invasion of privacy and breach of confidentiality.