I thought that’s what forceps are for…..
…..how did this ‘doctor’ manage to decapitate
A number of years ago I read about a very premature baby who was decapitated when it was delivered breach and the doctor pulled on its body while its neck was trapped in the cervix.
Similar thing here, traction with the head trapped.
Perhaps the baby had already died in utero and its tissues had begun to break down. That would explain the low amount asked in the lawsuit, that the doctor’s actions did not actually kill the baby.
I had a relative delivered using forceps. The OBGYN punctured her skull with the forceps. She survived into her 30s but so damaged she was never able to learn to talk and had seizures. Lived at home and her family cared for her.
Forceps would have crushed the baby’s head if it was stuck.