Our client, a 24-year-old woman, sought delivery assistance at a Queens hospital. However, during labor and delivery, medical staff failed to accurately interpret fetal monitor strips and the fetal heart rate. Despite indications warranting a timely C-section, the labor was allowed to progress.

Within two hours of birth, the infant experienced a seizure due to hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy and was transferred to another hospital, where they were diagnosed with cerebral palsy.

The lawsuit alleged that during delivery, the infant experienced fetal distress, evident on fetal monitor strips, and that a prompt C-section would have resulted in a better outcome.