A hospital midwife are Llàtzer Palma
A hospital midwife are Llàtzer Palma was tried yesterday for alleged medical negligence which resulted in the death of a fetus just before birth, in July 2006.
The midwife, who this week is yet another trial on another case in 2005 in Manacor Hospital by the death of a baby after delivery, claimed that its action was correct, as the patient , pregnant for nine months, not yet was on his birth and therefore was entered in the plant. According to them, were the nurses who were responsible for their care and midwives, who perform their services in the delivery room. The professional said that the woman was undergoing antepartum and stressed that there was nothing abnormal when explored at ten o’clock at night and then at one thirty in the morning.
Prosecutors accused asked for a sentence of five months in prison and three years of ineligibility to hold it responsible for a crime of negligence resulting in abortion on the death of the fetus. According to prosecutors, from ten at night, when he joined the mother in the past are Llàtzer July 21, 2006, until nine o’clock the next day there was no control of the fetal heart rate. The prosecutor stated in their reports that there was a reckless act by the midwife, and I should have controlled the mechanisms of the hospital if there was fetal distress. According to them, there was neglect and dereliction of duties of the midwife.
However, counsel for the defense, Javier Clastre, asked for the acquittal represented the view that there was no evidence against her. “It’s all assumptions,” he said. According to counsel, the accused did what he had to do and also stated that the system and hospital protocols worked. The lawyer stressed that the patient was in labor , was in charge of the nursing staff and administered painkillers which were correct.
The defendant insisted yesterday before the room where the woman was not of birth and said he decided to enter ten in the evening of July 21, 2006 for its “tranquility.” The midwife said that assessed their parameters, and “everything was normal.” Then the patient went to the plant where “is the exclusive responsibility of nurses.” Three hours later, was alerted because the mother’s pain had increased. As reported, he returned to explore it, found I had only dilated one centimeter and a half, gave him a painkiller and the woman fell asleep. The midwife also said that a test performed at that time to check the fetal heartbeat and said the heartbeat was fine, something that disagrees with the prosecution. Finally, the accused said that his work was limited to the delivery room.
The victim , however, explained that the left there because he said they did not take long to deliver. After undergoing an initial assessment to ten at night, the woman said to one o’clock the contractions were every two minutes and the pain, very intense. According to them, the defendant then made a pelvic examination and gave him a painkiller. “And all night I did nothing,” said the patient , who confirmed that not auscultated. The next morning, a nurse found that there was no fetal heartbeat and the baby had died.
The coroner determined that the fetus died from asphyxiation by fetal distress and stated that it would have been greater scrutiny to the one in the morning State of the fetus and its heart rate, and should have advised the gynecologist if she had an hour with contractions every two minutes. As noted, the woman was in labor and analgesics were correct. A senior doctor at the hospital said that the actions of the midwife was correct.
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