Savannah newborn suffered skull fractures, brain bleeds upon birth at Memorial hospital

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) – A Savannah-area mother who delivered a baby at Memorial Health University Medical Center says her C-section delivery resulted in injuries to her newborn, and that her medical records do not reflect what she experienced.

Newborn suffered skull fractures and brain bleeds, records show

Jessica Hainley moved to the Savannah area at seven months pregnant and became a patient at Memorial Health University Medical Center. She was scheduled for a C-section on October 10, 2025, but her water broke on September 25. She was admitted to the hospital and says she was not checked on during the five hours before her procedure.

“During those five hours, there are no exams performed. I’m hooked up to a monitor, but it’s not reading correctly in the room. My husband, my support person, has to go check at the nurse’s station that the monitor is actually reading correctly. During those five hours, my C-section got pushed back twice for more urgent cases. Again, was never checked during this time,” Hainley said.

Hainley says her husband, who was supposed to be in the room throughout the procedure, was only brought back after the C-section began…

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