A 38-year-old Hispanic woman vaginally delivered a 9-pound,6-ounce baby girl after being in labor for 43 hours.The baby died 3 days later from sepsis.On what grounds could the woman have a legitimate legal case for negligence?

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The woman could potentially have a legitimate legal case for negligence if the standard of care was not met during her labor and delivery. The prolonged labor and eventual sepsis infection in the baby may suggest that there were complications that were not properly addressed or monitored, indicating a failure to meet the standard of care. The other options (inexperienced maternity nurse, past due date, client refusal of electronic fetal monitoring) may not necessarily be grounds for negligence unless they directly contributed to a breach in the standard of care.

A 38-Year-Old Hispanic Woman Vaginally Delivered a 9-Pound,6-Ounce Baby Girl