2023 Maryland Hospital Safety Ratings Released
In the spring of 2023, The Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit healthcare watchdog, released hospital safety grades for 35 hospitals in Maryland, with several receiving top marks for patient safety.
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For many years, childbirth represented a real threat to a mother’s life. But modern medicine has mitigated the risks.
Today, an expectant mother should be able to look forward to her pregnancy, labor, and delivery without fear.
Unfortunately, however, the delivery process sometimes takes a turn for the worst.
While some maternal deaths during delivery may happen as a result of truly unpreventable and unmanageable circumstances beyond a doctor’s control, others are the result of medical negligence. Botched deliveries, delivery room accidents, and physician carelessness can turn a joyous occasion into a tragedy.
Family members of women who lose their lives during delivery (or during the postpartum period following delivery) as a result of medical malpractice may be entitled to recover significant financial compensation in a claim for wrongful death. Our office can help.
The most serious and significant threat to a pregnant woman’s life is preeclampsia or eclampsia — a dangerous rise in blood pressure during pregnancy, labor, or delivery.
While some women are at heightened risk for preeclampsia or eclampsia, the condition can also occur in women who have no risk factors and whose blood pressure was consistently normal prior to pregnancy.
Even more ominously, preeclampsia can begin to develop without any obvious symptoms. To identify the condition before it becomes severe, doctors must continually monitor an expectant mother’s blood pressure, weight, and overall health. Doctors should also order blood and urine tests as appropriate, checking for a decrease in blood platelet levels, an increase in urinary protein levels, or an impairment in liver function.
In addition to preeclampsia and eclampsia, other common causes of maternal death during delivery can include:
During delivery, health care providers have a duty to two patients: the mother and the child. They must exercise due care toward both, upholding the high standards of their profession and providing an appropriate course of treatment under the circumstances.
When a mother or child dies during labor or delivery, and the death is the result of a doctor or hospital’s negligence, the surviving family members may be able to recover wrongful death compensation .
Bringing a wrongful death claim typically requires testimony from an expert witness as to the relevant standard of medical care, as well as medical records and other evidence. The experienced team of birth injury and wrongful death attorneys at D’Amore Law can help by preparing your claim thoroughly while you and your family take the time you need to grieve and heal.
If you have lost a loved one due to negligence during childbirth, you may be entitled to substantial financial compensation pursuant to the medical malpractice and wrongful death laws in our state.
To find out whether you have a claim, we urge you to contact D’Amore Law as soon as possible. These cases take time to research and prepare, and strict time limits apply to the filing of wrongful death claims in Maryland. So please don’t delay. Call our office to talk about your options with our Baltimore wrongful death attorneys today.
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