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Country: United States of America
State: Texas

I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT A FEW MONTHS AGO AND I WAS 22 WEEKS PREGNANT. I WENT TO THE HOSTPITAL AFTER THE ACCIDENT AND WAS EXAMINED IN THE ER AND THE TRANSFERRED TO L&D FOR OBSERVATION; 2 HOURS. I WAS RELEASED BY THE DOCTOR VIA PHONE. I DELIVERED MY SON AT 27 WEEKS STILLBORN ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT HE DIED AT 22 WEEKS. WHO SHOULD HAVE KNOWN?

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The doctor should have seen that--ask for an explantion in writing--