. . . it was September 23, 2009 when Lourdes' mother (pregnant with him), father and his older brother visited St. Bernard's Hospital, on the South Side of Chicago, for his mother's 6th month checkup. Whether it was general treatment/practise is not known but the Doctor performed a pap smear on the mother and then had an ultra sound performed. The ultra sound showed the baby (Lourdes) in the birth canal, head first. The mother was told that if there was any bleeding not to panic because it would only be due to the pap smear. After these procedures Lourdes' parents and his brother went home. There was no bleeding on that day only a slight fluctuation or irritation.
The next day, the morning of September 24, 2009, Lourdes' mother began experiencing excessive bleeding. It was due to the Doctor statement that the mother didn't call an ambulance, then, to take her to the hospital and that prompted her to tell Lourdes' Dad that she'll/they'll wait to see if the bleeding stops. The bleeding not only continued and didn't stop but got heavier. The ambulance was called and after the paramedics initial examination of the mother stated that she was "just in time" and signaled the driver to proceed, as Lourdes' Dad and his older brother climbed into the ambulance.
Once at the hospital, making a long story short, it took Lourdes' mother more than an hour and 15 minutes to get to the delivery section and then more than 15 minutes to get a bed. A hospital worker even told the Doctor, who had finally come to examine and sign Lourdes' mother in; who had asked her to wheel the mother to the delivery section of the hospital, that she could not do it because she had to go get some files out of the basement. The left the mother stating that he was going to find someone to take the mother to the delivery section. However, the only way the mother got to the delivery section was the father saw that same worker and ask her if she would please take the mother to delivery section.
While all of this was going down Lourdes' mother was, as she was informed, still hemorrhaging and once a bed was given had to use the toilet. Lourdes' mother was given a bedpan to use and that's where Lourdes was born, breached: leg's first!
The baby, later named Lourdes Lewis Moore, had to be resuscitated several times; the mother had to be cut on because the babys' head had to be surgically removed and also had to be revived because she past out from the entire process (she says that she almost died) and the hemorrhaging. Mount Sinai staff had come to retrieve Lourdes because St. Bernard's did not have the facilities, etc., to treat Lourdes and as they were taking him out in an incubator they stopped to allow the mother to see him and left some pictures with her.
The father, who had to leave before all of this occurred because Lourdes' brother, who was only 3 years old at the time and wasn't allowed in the delivery section of the hospital, learned of all of this via a telephone call to his fiancee (Lourdes' mother). What a devastating turn of events as the father was at home patiently waiting for the neighbors to awaken so that he could get them to sit with the (Lourdes') older brother and get back to the hospital to be with the mother. All he could say was "how could this happen?' Was it the pap smear that caused the baby to flip and come that early (6 months early), was something the mother (or the father) had done or was doing wrong? No drugs were diagnosed in her system. Several nurses infomed the mother that the Doctor shouldn't have given the pap smear because when the pregnancy has gone that long whatever is there would have to remain until the baby is born. Was it an inherited gene that made Lourdes to be born with "Ambiguous Genitalia?'
The initial diagnosis they were given was that the baby was girl. Six months later the ultra sound showed the baby in the birth canal, head toward the opening of the mother's womb ready to enter the world. How could this be? The irony of it all is that the father attempted many times to obtain an attorney and due to their financial situation/status had to rely on these attorney's who advertise that they 'don't get paid till you do' crap! Or until they win the case or their service is free! All they received from those 'jokers' was "it would take too much money to pursue the case" and added that the statue of limitations is a little over (or just) two years.
Well, Lourdes is two years old, now and has undergone corrective surgery, three months ago. Lourdes' parents weren't able to obtain an attorney. I guess no one was liable for what happened to this couple and their son --- Lourdes Lewis Moore! I guess we'll never know! More to come . . . let's find out what those attorneys said that were contacted after finding out about the case and the details!
The next day, the morning of September 24, 2009, Lourdes' mother began experiencing excessive bleeding. It was due to the Doctor statement that the mother didn't call an ambulance, then, to take her to the hospital and that prompted her to tell Lourdes' Dad that she'll/they'll wait to see if the bleeding stops. The bleeding not only continued and didn't stop but got heavier. The ambulance was called and after the paramedics initial examination of the mother stated that she was "just in time" and signaled the driver to proceed, as Lourdes' Dad and his older brother climbed into the ambulance.
Once at the hospital, making a long story short, it took Lourdes' mother more than an hour and 15 minutes to get to the delivery section and then more than 15 minutes to get a bed. A hospital worker even told the Doctor, who had finally come to examine and sign Lourdes' mother in; who had asked her to wheel the mother to the delivery section of the hospital, that she could not do it because she had to go get some files out of the basement. The left the mother stating that he was going to find someone to take the mother to the delivery section. However, the only way the mother got to the delivery section was the father saw that same worker and ask her if she would please take the mother to delivery section.
While all of this was going down Lourdes' mother was, as she was informed, still hemorrhaging and once a bed was given had to use the toilet. Lourdes' mother was given a bedpan to use and that's where Lourdes was born, breached: leg's first!
The baby, later named Lourdes Lewis Moore, had to be resuscitated several times; the mother had to be cut on because the babys' head had to be surgically removed and also had to be revived because she past out from the entire process (she says that she almost died) and the hemorrhaging. Mount Sinai staff had come to retrieve Lourdes because St. Bernard's did not have the facilities, etc., to treat Lourdes and as they were taking him out in an incubator they stopped to allow the mother to see him and left some pictures with her.
The father, who had to leave before all of this occurred because Lourdes' brother, who was only 3 years old at the time and wasn't allowed in the delivery section of the hospital, learned of all of this via a telephone call to his fiancee (Lourdes' mother). What a devastating turn of events as the father was at home patiently waiting for the neighbors to awaken so that he could get them to sit with the (Lourdes') older brother and get back to the hospital to be with the mother. All he could say was "how could this happen?' Was it the pap smear that caused the baby to flip and come that early (6 months early), was something the mother (or the father) had done or was doing wrong? No drugs were diagnosed in her system. Several nurses infomed the mother that the Doctor shouldn't have given the pap smear because when the pregnancy has gone that long whatever is there would have to remain until the baby is born. Was it an inherited gene that made Lourdes to be born with "Ambiguous Genitalia?'
The initial diagnosis they were given was that the baby was girl. Six months later the ultra sound showed the baby in the birth canal, head toward the opening of the mother's womb ready to enter the world. How could this be? The irony of it all is that the father attempted many times to obtain an attorney and due to their financial situation/status had to rely on these attorney's who advertise that they 'don't get paid till you do' crap! Or until they win the case or their service is free! All they received from those 'jokers' was "it would take too much money to pursue the case" and added that the statue of limitations is a little over (or just) two years.
Well, Lourdes is two years old, now and has undergone corrective surgery, three months ago. Lourdes' parents weren't able to obtain an attorney. I guess no one was liable for what happened to this couple and their son --- Lourdes Lewis Moore! I guess we'll never know! More to come . . . let's find out what those attorneys said that were contacted after finding out about the case and the details!
