The parents of Sierra Wilson received a damages award of $4.4 million this week after a jury ruled that the Piedmont Medical Center in Rock Hill, SC and its staff was negligent during their daughter Sierra's November 2003 birth. 

The medical malpractice suit alleges that baby Sierra suffered a permanent brain injury from a lack of oxygen because a nurse trainee assigned to Sierra's mother did not monitor fetal heart strips.  As a result, she did not realize the baby was in distress until it was too late to avoid brain damage.  Doctors performed immediate emergency intervention for the baby, but the lack of oxygen caused her to develop cerebral palsy, a condition that took her life less than five years later.

Accidents such as this one are unfortunately not uncommon as thousands of patients are either injured or killed because of a preventable medical mistake.  If you have experienced an injury or death of a loved one because of the negligent acts of a health care professional, you may be entitled to a medical malpractice claim.  The Medical Malpractice Lawyers of Page Cagle in St. Louis are available 24 hours a day to discuss your case and your legal options.  Contact us today!