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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
World
Isabel Keane

Newborn died within hours after doctor used ‘vacuum-assisted’ delivery method, his ‘permanently wounded’ parents claim

A newborn suffered a “short life and prolonged death” – within hours of his birth – after a Texas doctor attempted a vacuum-assisted delivery, according to a lawsuit.

The lawsuit, filed May 29 against the doctor, unnamed nurses, Kessler Women’s Healthcare and the Methodist Dallas Medical Center, claims they were negligent in trying to deliver the child vaginally in April 2024, The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.

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