Did Shoulder Dystocia Lead to HIE?

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Plaintiff claimed that due to failure to timely deliver secondary to prolonged shoulder dystocia and cord compression, the infant suffered a hypoxic ischemic insult at delivery with concordant seizure activity, anoxia, and catastrophic brain injury.

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