Bangladesh family alleges improper Pitocin administration, monitoring over dayslong labor
IOWA CITY — University of Iowa Health Care has agreed to a $3.5 million settlement with the family of an infant who — following days of intense labor at the UI hospitals and clinics a decade ago — was born with brain damage and physical impairment, making her “permanently dependent upon others for her care.”
The State Appeal Board approved the settlement Tuesday, a month after approving a $4.2 million settlement between UIHC and a 38-year-old man who suffered “catastrophic and permanent brain injuries” while in restraints in the ER in April 2022…