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ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – A lawsuit filed on Wednesday in Clayton County court claims health professionals at Southern Regional Medical Center incorrectly delivered a baby, resulting in decapitation — and then tried to cover it up.
“When the womb was open, the feet came out, the body came out, and there was no head,” said Dr. Roderick Edmond, who is representing the Clayton County couple.
The negligence and fraud suit names several defendants, including the hospital, a doctor, several nurses and the medical group at large, a statement from law firm Edmond & Lindsay, LLP said.
According to the complaint, 20-year-old Jessica Ross was giving birth on July 9 when the baby’s shoulders got stuck in the vaginal canal. A doctor allegedly performed a cesarean section too late and applied “excessive tension” on the baby’s head, causing it to detach from the body.
“My clients asked for a C-section much sooner than it was ever delivered while the baby was viable,” said Edmond.
The law firm also said the doctor did not tell the mother and father, Treveon Isaiah Taylor, what had happened. Instead, hospital staff allegedly refused to let them hold the baby after death. They showed the parents the baby wrapped tightly in a blanket with the head propped on top, a statement said. It also says staff pressured the couple to the remains and told them an autopsy wasn’t warranted.
“They did everything in their power to not let the family know what actually happened on that day,” said Cory Lynch, who is also representing Jessica Ross and Treveon Taylor.
The couple reportedly didn’t learn about the decapitation until four days after delivery.
“This caused immediate, profound emotional and mental anguish for [the plaintiffs]… emotional and mental…
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