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US adjusted EGA<br />

New York Case<br />

• Referred for evaluation of fluid<br />

• 43 week IUP misdiagnosed as be<strong>in</strong>g 37<br />

weeks<br />

• Post-dates fetus with oxygen deprivation<br />

– O 2 deprivation = paraplegic <strong>and</strong> speechless<br />

• $27 million award

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