Doe received prenatal care at Roe’s obstetrical practice. An ultrasound revealed that she was carrying monochorionic diamniotic twins.
Monochorionic diamniotic twins are a product of a single fertilized egg resulting in genetically identical offspring. The term diamniotic refers to multiple gestations with two distinct placental disks and describes the pregnancy with a distinct amniotic cavity. Dichorionic diamniotic twin pregnancy is a twin pregnancy in which each fetus has its own placenta and amniotic sac.
Nevertheless, an obstetrician allegedly categorized the twins as dichorionic. At 38 weeks gestation, an ultrasound showed no fetal heartbeat. Doe underwent a cesarean section to deliver her stillborn children.
Doe sued the practice and treating obstetrician, alleging improper handling of a monochorionic diamniotic pregnancy. Doe asserted that she should have undergone appropriate prenatal testing and referred to a maternal fetal medicine specialist.
The lawsuit also claimed that one of the defendants had mischaracterized the pregnancy as dichorionic, which resulted in a delayed delivery.
Before trial, the parties settled for $2.5 million.
The attorneys handling this lawsuit for the Doe family were Travis W. Markley, Richard L. Nagle and Heather E. Zaug.
Doe v. Roe, Confidential docket.
Kreisman Law Offices has been handling birth injury lawsuits, wrongful death cases, obstetrician negligence lawsuits and hospital negligence cases for individuals, families and loved ones who have been harmed, injured or died as a result of the carelessness or negligence of a medical provider for more than 48 years in and around Chicago, Cook County and its surrounding areas, including Naperville, New Lenox, Elmhurst, Addison, Carol Stream, Hinsdale, Downers Grove, Hickory Hills, Chicago (Bronzeville, Hyde Park, Jackson Park, South Shore, Chicago Lawn, McKinley Park, Little Village, Humboldt Park, Wrigleyville, Wicker Park, Old Town, Noble Square, West Town), Maywood, Oakbrook, Skokie, Vernon Hills and Lake Bluff, Ill.
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