Posted by Mike on 6/19/06

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My wife gave birth to our second child three months ago
and is still suffering from urinary incontinence, which is
not uncommon, however the cause for her particular case of
incontinence is not normal and I believe it was negligence
on the part of the hospital staff/ navy doctor. Here's our
situation. I am active-duty military so the delivery was
performed by a navy doctor. The nurses and midwives on
staff are all civilian. During inactive labor, my wife
opted for an epidural and was subsequently given a
catheter. The catheter consists of a ping-pong ball
sized "balloon" which is normally inflated when inside the
bladder and deflated before being removed. As the baby's
head began to move down the birth canal the balloon was
still inflated, forcing the catheter balloon through here
urethra. This led to tearing and persisting incontinence.
The balloon should have been deflated prior to the baby's
head even coming close to it (which is standard procedure
I believe). She has been seen multiple times since and the
problem is getting no better. This is taking its toll on
our lives in ways I do not have time to describe here and
now. My question, do we have a case? In what direction
should I look to learn more about the proper steps to take
from here? Thank you.

Re: Grounds to sue? If so, sue who?, 1/06/07, by Attorney/Nurse.

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