The Tripura District Consumer Dispute Redressal Commission recently dismissed a medical negligence case against a gynecologist and the hospital, in which the petitioner claimed that a newborn’s right leg was fractured due to the doctors' negligence during a breech delivery. Let us have look at the case in detail. Case history A woman had a Cesarean delivery in the respondent hospital, but soon after, it was noticed that the newborn baby was constantly crying and that his crying was loud whenever his right leg was touched.
Following that, the woman was informed that during the cesarean section and due to an accident, the shaft of the newborn baby's right femur was fractured during the manipulation of an emergency lower segment Cesarian section. The baby was referred to a more equipped facility as no orthopedic specialist was available in the same hospital. Then, the baby was admitted to…
