{"id":47757,"date":"2017-10-16T09:08:26","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T09:08:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=47757"},"modified":"2017-10-16T09:08:26","modified_gmt":"2017-10-16T09:08:26","slug":"family-blames-hospital-mom-loses-limbs-flesh-eating-bacteria-following-childbirth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/health\/family-blames-hospital-mom-loses-limbs-flesh-eating-bacteria-following-childbirth.html","title":{"rendered":"Family blames hospital after mom loses limbs to flesh-eating bacteria following childbirth"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 18pt\"><strong><span style=\"font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Family blames hospital after mom loses limbs to flesh-eating bacteria following childbirth<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">A Canadian mother has filed a claim against her doctors and the hospital she gave birth in after she lost all four limbs to a flesh-eating bacteria infection and now faces a kidney transplant. Lindsey Hubley, 33, gave birth to son Myles in March, but suffered a series of complications after being sent home, CTV News reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">The claim alleges that Hubley returned to IWK Health Centre the next day and was allegedly sent home without further examination. Hubley\u2019s lawyer claims that doctors failed to remove part of her placenta during her son\u2019s birth, and she returned to the hospital for a second time the following day after experiencing pain and discoloration, CTV News reported.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Hubley, who is currently hospitalized, required amputations below both her elbows and knees, and underwent a complete hysterectomy. Additionally, her fianc\u00e9, Mike Sampson, 34, has quit his job to help care for her and their newborn son.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cOur allegations are that had she been properly assessed when she presented at the hospital &#8230; a substantial part of the damage, if not all of it, could have been prevented,\u201d Wagner told the news outlet.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">Sampson said Hubley faces more major surgeries, but has managed to remain upbeat.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">\u201cMyles and I make our way to the hospital pretty much every day to see mama,\u201d he told CTV News. \u201cOur lives have been turned upside down.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\"><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;color: #000000\">A GoFundMe page was set up to help the family cover associated medical expenses.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 8pt\">Source:-\u00a0http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/health\/2017\/10\/13\/family-blames-hospital-after-mom-loses-limbs-to-flesh-eating-bacteria-following-childbirth.html<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/health\/family-blames-hospital-mom-loses-limbs-flesh-eating-bacteria-following-childbirth.html\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"10\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground: #ffffff !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 630px !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Family blames hospital after mom loses limbs to flesh-eating bacteria following childbirth A Canadian mother has filed a claim against her doctors and the hospital she gave birth in after she lost all four limbs to a flesh-eating bacteria infection and now faces a kidney transplant. 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