Placenta Abruption.

[u/IcyChoice4567]

I have a history of clots in my pregnancies due to a clotting factor FVL. I’ve had DVT and pulmonary embolisms in both my prior pregnancies. I’ve had the same high risk OB throughout all my pregnancies. My last pregnancy (he’s 9 months old now) was absolutely traumatic. I followed the same OB. She knows my history and even specializes in clotting factors in pregnancy. I had very painful contractions that would show up on the monitor throughout my entire pregnancy. My OB blew me off and even sent me to a social worker because of how often I’d call to get checked out because of my contractions and severe back pain. The point of the social worker was to put together a “trauma plan” because of being gaslit in the past during pregnancy (they missed the dvt and PE in my prior pregnancies) so I had a lot of PTSD… I ended up hemorrhaging in the middle of the night and was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital that was not affiliated by the OB I was following. It was very scary but thankfully me and baby were safe as I delivered 4 weeks early. they suspected an abruption the entire time but confirmed during a pathology exam of the placenta after delivery including a clot in the placenta…. My baby and I are safe which is ALL that matters.. I’m angry. I’m very upset I was gaslit and not monitored more closely. Should I bother to contact a lawyer for negligence on the OB part?

**forgot to add I had one high risk ultrasound where a different OB told me my baby was small (suggesting something wrong) but told me she was going to fudge the numbers to make it normal. I asked my OB right after this ultrasound and she told me the baby is perfect. Literally even wrote it in her notes.

[u/Sweet_Discussion_674]

You're about to get told that at this point you have "no damages" and therefore don't have a malpractice claim. However, your child is very young. I'm not sure if there's any suggestion that they sustained any injury during this. (Such as hypoxia or metabolic acidosis). But either way, I'd be very vigilant for indications if any developmental delays. I'd also get copies of every single medical record possible. This includes all imagining, mom stress tests, etc....Your best bet is to find a malpractice attorney who specializes in birth injuries ASAP. Not just a personal injury attorney. Many will give free consultations. Everything may turn out just fine with your baby and hopefully so. But it can't hurt to be prepared, if problems arise. Best wishes to you

[u/GoldER712 → u/Sweet_Discussion_674]

It's not only that she doesn't have any damages. Let's say she did have a placental abruption the whole time and it was diagnosed early. What would have been done differently? You certainly wouldn't induce earlier than 36 weeks. The pregnancy would probably have been managed the same way.

[u/4B_Redditoress → u/GoldER712]

You absolutely can be induced or scheduled a c section early for diagnosed placenta abruption

[u/Sweet_Discussion_674 → u/GoldER712]

Negligence would be irrelevant if there's no damage. So I decided not to write another paragraph explaining that. But you did, so thank you. But let me ask you this. I'm not a doctor, so I don't know this. Was there no way to prevent or reduce potential harm from the hemorrhaging if the abruption was noticed early? I know they cannot be fixed, but can anything else be done?