The MedMal Room - A $50+ Million Lesson: When an Attempted Home Birth Enters the Hospital Door
Why compassion, clarity, and documentation decide the outcome, clinically and legally.
Definition first:
A medicolegal obstetric catastrophe is rarely caused by a single bad decision. It is almost always the result of delayed recognition, fractured communication, and failure to document professional responsibility under time pressure.
The hospital had to pay than $50 million with a jury verdict. The facts are stark. A pregnant woman arriv…
