{"id":195610,"date":"2024-02-16T11:09:15","date_gmt":"2024-02-16T15:09:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=195610"},"modified":"2024-02-16T11:09:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-16T15:09:15","slug":"couple-sues-sir-lester-bird-medical-centre-over-stillborn-baby","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/couple-sues-sir-lester-bird-medical-centre-over-stillborn-baby\/","title":{"rendered":"Couple Sues Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre Over Stillborn Baby"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A Bathlodge couple, Gretchen Saunders-Christopher and Rody, are suing the Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre for negligence leading to the stillbirth of their unborn child.<\/p>

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Represented by attorney Wendel Alexander, they seek damages, including for mental distress.<\/p>\n

Saunders-Christopher, 43, blames the hospital for the stillbirth on November 1, 2022.<\/p>

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Despite following instructions for an induced labor due to her high-risk pregnancy, she was turned away initially due to a full maternity ward.<\/p>

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When admitted days later, her baby had no heartbeat.<\/p>\n

She alleges negligence, recklessness, and suffering, citing mental distress, sleep loss, anxiety, and grief.<\/p>

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The hospital has not yet commented.<\/p>\n

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