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

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The woman could potentially have a legitimate legal case for negligence if the standards of care were not met during her delivery and the subsequent care of her baby's sepsis. Factors such as her ethnicity, the gender of her baby, and her refusal of fetal monitoring are not relevant to the issue of negligence.

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