Family wins medical malpractice suit involving Pitocin after baby diagnosed with cerebral palsy
The drug Pitocin, commonly used in childbirth, was found to be at the root of lasting brain damage for their daughter.
Jury awards $10 million to family whose daughter suffered lasting brain damage during birth
The jury found the hospital and doctor named in the medical malpractice lawsuit negligent in how they used the drug Pitocin.
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Family wins medical malpractice settlement involving use of Pitocin in childbirth
RACINE, Wisconsin (WDJT) — A victory for a Racine family. The drug Pitocin, commonly used in childbirth, was found to be at the root of lasting brain damage for their daughter. Now, almost six ...
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Jury awards $10 million to family whose daughter suffered lasting brain damage during birth
But her labor wasn’t moving fast enough, so doctors at Ascension All Saints Hospital gave her Pitocin, the synthetic form of the hormone oxytocin, to speed things along. The drug is often used ...